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Inugami (2001)Akira, a teacher from Tokyo, has just arrived in a small rural town to begin his new job. Soon after arriving, he meets, and begins to fall for, Miki, a papermaker and part of a large and ... See full summary » Director:Masato Harada |
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Yûki Amami | ... |
Miki Bonomiya
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Atsurô Watabe | ... |
Akira Nutahara
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Eugene Harada | ... |
Seiji Doi
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Shiho Fujimura | ... |
Tomie Bonomiya
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Kazuhiro Yamaji | ... |
Takanao
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Kanako Fukaura | ... |
Momoyo Bonomiya
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Shion Machida | ... |
Sonoko Bonomiya
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Ken'ichi Yajima | ... |
Michio Bonomiya
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Masato Irie | ... |
Hirofumi Bonomiya
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Makoto Togashi | ... |
Hide Ishiyama - the Nurse
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Torahiko Hamada | ... |
Old Man in Black
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Miyû Watase | ... |
Rika Bonomiya
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Keiko Awaji | ... |
Katsuko Doi
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Kôichi Satô | ... |
Mimoto, the Hunter
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Akira, a teacher from Tokyo, has just arrived in a small rural town to begin his new job. Soon after arriving, he meets, and begins to fall for, Miki, a papermaker and part of a large and unusual family. When he learns of an ancient legend that the family carries the curse of the Inugami, or Dog God, he brushes it off as silly superstition. After a series of mysterious deaths, however, the townspeople begin to grow restless, and Akira must confront the truth about Miki and her family. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
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27 January 2001 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
Inugami - Die Verfluchten See more »Company Credits
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This is a drama-fantasy about two Bonomiya families in the computer age, shunned by villagers because of the legendary curse of the Inugami (wild dog deities), supposedly borne by the women. It focuses on gentle spinster Miki Bonomiya (Yuki Amami). Her mother Tomiè (Shiho Fujimura) quietly/firmly rules the 'lower home'. She and surly/Internet-wise brother Takanao (Kazuhiro Yamaji) are strong believers of the curse. Miki and her younger sister Rika (Myu Watase) refute the curse. Takanao's oft-battered wife Sonoko (Shion Machida) and their children are innocent bystanders. Seiji Doi (Eugene Harada), from the 'main home', firmly sides with Miki.
Dramatic changes occur after a new teacher Akira Nutahara (Atsuro Watabe) meets Miki. He is entranced by her skill in fine paper-making (for calligraphy) and her placid beauty. Miki becomes suddenly youthful and sensuous as they begin a passionate affair. Villagers begin to gossip about their affair. Then, tension mounts as tragedies in the village are blamed on the curse of Inugami and long-hidden secrets, involving Miki and Takanao, are slowly revealed. The culmination is the annual ancestral Shinto rites in which Takanao decides on Miki as the human sacrifice to appease the dog deities.
Yuki Amami played the male roles in the decades-famous all-women Takarazuka Revue.