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Summary:

After learning that she will be sharing the summer with her father's new girlfriend, a young girl invites some friends to join her at her aunt's house instead. With a sick aunt, a bloodthirsty cat, and evil spirits lurking around, the girls find that it might have been better to stay at home.

Contributors:

Ōbayashi, Nobuhiko, 1938-2020 , director

Yamada, Norihiko , producer

Ōbayashi, Chigumi

Katsura, Chiho, 1930-2020 , screenwriter

Ikegami, Kimiko, 1959- , actor

Jinbo, Miki , actor

Ōba, Kumiko , actor

Matsubara, Ai , actor

Wanibuchi, Haruko , actor

Minamida, Yōko, 1933-2009 , actor

Stephens, Chuck

Tōhō Eizō Kabushiki Kaisha

Janus Films

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Languages:

Japanese
English

Language Notes:

Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles.

Main Work:

House (Motion picture : 1977)

Included Works:

Emotion

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 539

Alternate Titles:

Also known as: Hausu

Subjects:

Haunted houses — Drama

Japanese language films

Haunted houses

Genres:

Haunted house films

Horror films

Experimental films

Fiction films

Feature films

Foreign language films

Drama

System Details:

DVD NTSC, region 1; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digital mono.

Performers:

Cast: Ikegami Kimiko, Jinbo Miki, Ōba Kumiko, Matsubara Ai, Wanibuchi Haruko, Minamida Yōko.

Production Credits:

Satsuei, Sakamoto Yoshitaka ; ongaku, Kobayashi Asei, Mikkī Yoshino ; henshū, Ogawa Nobuo.

General Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1977 by Toho in Japan and rereleased in the United States by Janus Films in 2010.
Bonus features include an experimental film, Emotion, interviews, and an essay by Chuck Stephens, trailer

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

HOU 1977 DVD

ISBNs:

9781604653182
1604653183

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515062213
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC1930D

OCLC Numbers:

1053045728
663150804 [Invalid]