Sûîto Homu (1989)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Writer:

Kiyoshi Kurosawa (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A TV production crew are making a documentary about the infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro. When they start filming at his old home, they come under attack from the ghost of the painter's wife. |

Plot Keywords:

Haunted House | Gore

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Juzo Itami	...	Local Character
Nobuko Miyamoto
Nokko
Shingo Yamashiro
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Also Known As:

Sweet Home (International: English title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Company:

Itami Productions

Trivia:

In the documentary _Building the Inferno (2006) (V)_, Kiyoshi Kurosawa states that he tried to get Jigoku (1960) production designer Chian Kurosawa to work on _Suito Homu (1989)_. Though Haruyasu Kurosawa was interested in the project he was busy working on television commercials and couldn't schedule the time for a movie.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku' (2006) (V)

Gory and stylish haunted house movie.

A television crew enter the sprawling Mamiya mansion to film the restoration of a fresco painted by the artist who lived there decades before.They discover not one but several frescoes including one that seems to depict the death of a young child in some kind of furnace.That night the temperamental presenter wanders out into the grounds of the house and digs up a coffin containing the charred remains of an infant.It soon becomes apparent that the child's mother,although dead herself has not left the house and is still angered by her loss."Sweet Home" is obviously inspired by Tobe Hooper's "Poltergeist" and Robert Wise's "The Haunting".The special effects made by Dick Smith are spectacular and there is a good amount of grue including dismemberments and melting faces.The action is fast-paced,the script is well-written and the characters are engaging.8 out of 10.A hidden gem.