Sûîto Homu (1989)

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:

The game and the movie were simultaneously released so it's not really clear if the movie is based on the video game or vice versa.

Movie Connections:

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

Why is this movie so important?

This film was made into a game by Capcom for the Japanese Nintendo system in 1989. This game was also called Suito Homu (Sweet Home in English). This led to another game in 1996 called RESIDENT EVIL! So, a whole genre of video games (called Survival Horror) traces back to this movie and its game! That's the main reason I give it a 10.

Almost everything about the Resident Evil games was drawn from "Sweet Home!" There are monsters, it's set in a mansion, you are fighting for the lives of your team members while trying to solve a mystery, and you are collecting keys, weapons and other items are you investigate the place.

For more info on this, check WIKIPEDIA.ORG under "Sweet Home" and my books,"The Sweet Home of Resident Evil" and "Resident Evil is Snapping at your Heels" on LULU.COM.