
Quick Facts
DirectorNobuhiko Obayashi
Runtime1h 28m · NR
GenresComedy · Fantasy · Horror
Release1977-08-26
Film
House
1977· NR· 1h 28m· Comedy· Fantasy· Horror
“In the heart of a violet forest, an old house awaits young girls.”
In William Friedkin’s eerie 1977 film “House,” Gorgeous and her friends venture to an ancestral home in the countryside, ostensibly to forge a connection with her deceased mother. As night falls, the house reveals its unsettling secrets, transforming the initial quest for familial ties into a harrowing ordeal. The film’s claustrophobic atmosphere and creeping dread underscore the insidious nature of the past, as the girls confront spectral forces that blur the lines between memory and malevolence.
1977-08-26
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Key Crew
DirectorNobuhiko Obayashi
ScreenplayChiho Katsura
ProducerNobuhiko Obayashi
Director of PhotographyYoshitaka Sakamoto
Original Music ComposerAsei Kobayashi
EditorNobuo Ogawa
Full cast & crew (27 cast · 15 crew)
Details
Released1977-08-26
Runtime1h 28m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosToho Eizo Bijutsu
LanguagesJapanese
CountriesJapan
Rating7.3/10 · 805 votes
Original languageja
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