House (1977)
August 26, 1977Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Kimiko Ikegami
Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother
Kumiko Ohba
Fantasy
Ai Matsubara
Prof
Miki Jinbo
Kung Fu
Eriko Tanaka
Melody
Masayo Miyako
Sweet
Mieko Satoh
Mac
Yôko Minamida
Hausu Karei
Kiyohiko Ozaki
Keisuke Togo
Saho Sasazawa
Gorgeous' Father
Haruko Wanibuchi
Ryôko Ema
Asei Kobayashi
Watermelon Farmer / Original Music Composer
Mitsutoshi Ishigami
Photographer
Ippei Hara
Tora-san Lookalike
Sotaro Manabu
Director
Shōichi Hirose
Ramen Trucker
Yasumasa Ônishi
Old Villager
Kiyoko Tsuji
Grandmother
Tomokazu Miura
Auntie's Fiancé
Fumi Dan
Teacher
Godiego
Themselves
Gregg Painter
Mr. Painter
Kazuo Satsuya
Shoe Store Man (uncredited) / Production Design / Assistant Director
Chigumi Ôbayashi
Shoe Store Girl (uncredited) / Original Story
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Details.
Release DateAugust 26, 1977
Original Nameハウス
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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House (Japanese: ハウス, Hepburn: Hausu) is a 1977 Japanese comedy horror film directed and produced by Nobuhiko Obayashi. It is about a schoolgirl traveling with her six friends to her ailing aunt's country home, where they come face to face with supernatural events as the girls are, one by one, devoured by the home. It stars mostly amateur actors, with only Kimiko Ikegami and Yōko Minamida having any notable previous acting experience. The musical score was performed by the rock band Godiego.
Toho Studios approached Obayashi with the suggestion to make a film like Jaws. Influenced by ideas from his daughter Chigumi, he developed ideas for a script by Chiho Katsura. After the project was green-lit, it was put on hold for two years as no one at Toho wanted to direct it. However, Obayashi kept promoting the film until the studio allowed him to direct it himself. House was filmed on one of Toho’s largest sets, where Obayashi shot the film without a storyboard over a period of about two months.
The film, which received generally negative reviews, was a box office hit in Japan. After being widely released in North America in 2009 and 2010, it was met with more favorable response and has since gained a cult following.