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House

NR
Movie
1977
1h 28m
Japanese
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
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 to the old house than meets the eye.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.5
IMDB
House (1977) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
85

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Kimiko Ikegami
Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother
Miki Jinbo
Kung Fu
Yko Minamida
Hausu Karei
Kiyohiko Ozaki
Keisuke Togo
Saho Sasazawa
Gorgeous' Father
Asei Kobayashi
Watermelon Farmer
Ippei Hara
Tora-san Lookalike
Shichi Hirose
Ramen Trucker
Yasumasa nishi
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)
Chigumi bayashi
Shoe Store Girl (uncredited)
Directed By: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Written By: Chiho Katsura (Screenplay), Chigumi Ôbayashi (Original Story)

Featured Comments/Tips

Astrojam64 says...
7 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...
7 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...
10 months ago
Bananas! It’s a bizarre movie but it just pulls you in.
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Featured User Reviews

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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Jordyep
4/10  3 weeks ago
It’s like the film version of Trout Mask replica. It’s extremely out there, annoyingly eccentric and very meme worthy, so the more irritating corners of the internet will pretend it’s the best thing ever. I liked the surreal and campy personality, but I wouldn’t call it particularly well mad More
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drqshadow
7/10  4 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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