House

Movie

1977

1h 28m

Japanese

Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

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7.5

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Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the countryside to visit her aunt at their ancestral house. She invites her six friends, Prof, Melody, Mac, Fantasy, Kung Fu, and Sweet, to join her. The girls soon discover that there is more ...

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House

Movie

1977

1h 28m

Japanese

Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

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Cast

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Kimiko Ikegami

Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother

Kung Fu

Fantasy

Prof

Mac

Melody

Sweet

Auntie Hausu Karei

Mr. Togo

Gorgeous' Father

Watermelon Farmer

Photographer

Tora-san Lookalike

Ramen Trucker

Old Villager

Grandmother

Auntie's Fiancé

Teacher

Themselves

Ryôko Ema

Mr. Painter

Shoe Store Man (uncredited)

Chigumi Ôbayashi

Shoe Store Girl (uncredited)

Directed By: Nobuhiko Obayashi

Written By: Chigumi Ôbayashi (Original Story), Chiho Katsura (Screenplay)

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Astrojam64 says...

6 years ago

This is a film that manages to be artistic, beautiful, and horrific, all at the same time. It’s like a magnificent dream that turns into a madly-edited, sinister nightmare later on. Definitely recommend this to fans of Japanese films, Horror films, and just film fans in general.

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moonkodi says...

6 years ago

I like the dreamlike imagery and goofy style. The characters are cartoonish. The story isn't so interesting to me. I got a bit tired of that song that plays constantly. This movie seems more of a showcase of exellent trippy effects.

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bun_gg says...

4 years ago

Story 2/10 Acting 0/10 Characters 1/10 Special Effects -5/10 And yet this is still one of the best movies I've ever seen. Not because it's good because because it's so absolutely god awfully terrible that it makes it hilarious. House somehow manages to be both mind-numbingly trash and amazingly brilliant simultaneously. If you want to take your movies seriously definitely do _not_ watch this, but if you hate yourself, or love trash movies, and you can't think of anything to watch give this a go. Overall 8/10.

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cary99 says...

2 months ago

Bananas! It’s a bizarre movie but it just pulls you in.

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AndrewBloom

8/10 2 years ago

[8.0/10] I love *House* half-ironically and half-sincerely. The ironic half is a reaction to the campy and the comically bizarre choices at the center of the film. And the sincere half is the way the film uses that same element of the bizarre, and some other outre choices, to craft a genuinely frigh More

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Bradym03

9/10 4 years ago

WTF?

No, seriously, WTF.

How do I even talk about this one? I've heard people say it was bizarre, but I didn't expect this. I was left kinda speechless from this. I mean, calling this movie weird or strange seems like weak criticism. Like yeah, it's strange, no sh*t.

But I can More

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drqshadow

7/10 3 years ago

An abandoned mansion on a Japanese hilltop lures unmarried women to stay the night, whereupon a restless spirit vexes and devours them in trippy, spectacular ways. This movie is completely bananas. Helmed by an experimental director best known for his TV commercials, almost entirely served by a cast More

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