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House

Original title: Hausu
  • 19771977
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
29K
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House (1977)
An unforgettable mixture of bubblegum teen melodrama and grisly phantasmagoria, Nobuhiko Obayashi's deranged fairy tale HOUSE is one of Japanese cinema's wildest supernatural ventures and a truly startling debut feature. 
 
Upset by her widowed father's plans to remarry, Angel sets off with six of her schoolgirl friends in tow for a summer getaway at her aunt's isolated mansion. In this house of dormant secrets, long-held emotional traumas have terrifyingly physical embodiments and the girls must use their individual talents if any are to survive.
 
A rollercoaster ride without brakes, HOUSE is by turns hilarious, sinister, and unexpectedly lyrical, with ceaseless cinematic invention and a satirical, full-blooded approach to the horror genre. A gigantic smash on its original release in Japan, The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

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A schoolgirl and six of her classmates travel to her aunt's country home, which turns out to be haunted.A schoolgirl and six of her classmates travel to her aunt's country home, which turns out to be haunted.A schoolgirl and six of her classmates travel to her aunt's country home, which turns out to be haunted.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
29K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,586
93
    • Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
    • Chiho Katsura(screenplay)
    • Chigumi Ôbayashi(original story)
  • Stars
    • Kimiko Ikegami
    • Miki Jinbo
    • Kumiko Ôba
    • Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
    • Chiho Katsura(screenplay)
    • Chigumi Ôbayashi(original story)
  • Stars
    • Kimiko Ikegami
    • Miki Jinbo
    • Kumiko Ôba
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 160User reviews
    • 173Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    HOUSE [Hausu] (Masters of Cinema) New & Exclusive Trailer
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    Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Ai Matsubara, Yôko Minamida, Masayo Miyako, Kumiko Ôba, Mieko Satô, and Eriko Tanaka in House (1977)
    Miki Jinbo in House (1977)
    Miki Jinbo and Ai Matsubara in House (1977)
    Kumiko Ôba in House (1977)
    House (1977)
    Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Ai Matsubara, Masayo Miyako, Kumiko Ôba, Mieko Satô, and Eriko Tanaka in House (1977)
    Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Ai Matsubara, Masayo Miyako, Kumiko Ôba, Mieko Satô, and Eriko Tanaka in House (1977)
    Kumiko Ôba in House (1977)
    Eriko Tanaka in House (1977)
    Kumiko Ôba in House (1977)
    Miki Jinbo, Ai Matsubara, Kumiko Ôba, and Eriko Tanaka in House (1977)
    Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Ai Matsubara, Masayo Miyako, Kumiko Ôba, Mieko Satô, and Eriko Tanaka in House (1977)

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    Kimiko Ikegami
    Kimiko Ikegami
    • Oshare (Miyuki Koga)…
    Miki Jinbo
    Miki Jinbo
    • Kung Fu
    Kumiko Ôba
    Kumiko Ôba
    • Fantasy
    • (as Kumiko Ohba)
    Ai Matsubara
    Ai Matsubara
    • Gari…
    Mieko Satô
    Mieko Satô
    • Mac
    Eriko Tanaka
    Eriko Tanaka
    • Melody
    Masayo Miyako
    • Sweet
    Kiyohiko Ozaki
    • Keisuke Tôgô
    Saho Sasazawa
    • Daddy Kogarashi
    Asei Kobayashi
    • Watermelon Farmer
    Mitsutoshi Ishigami
    • Photographer
    Ippei Hara
    • Tora-san Lookalike
    Tetsuo Kanai
    Shôichi Hirose
    Shôichi Hirose
    • Ramen Trucker
    Yasumasa Ônishi
    • Old Villager
    Midori Naitô
    Kiyoko Tsuji
    Kiyoko Tsuji
    • Grandmother
    Tomokazu Miura
    Tomokazu Miura
    • Auntie's Fiancé
      • Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
      • Chiho Katsura(screenplay)
      • Chigumi Ôbayashi(original story)
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    • Trivia
      The script was partly inspired by Obayashi's then 12-year-old daughter Chigumi. She told him of a fear she had, that the mirror she used would eat her.
    • Goofs
      When Mac's head floats and spins around in the air, the wires supporting the severed head are visible for a split second.
    • Quotes

      Farmer selling watermelons: Do you like watermelons?

      Keisuke Tougou-sensei: No! I like bananas!

      Farmer selling watermelons: Bananas?

    • Crazy credits
      The first half of the ending credits runs over candid footage of the actresses. During the second half, the credits appear over the poster illustration (similar to the Masters of Cinema cover, but with more color), scrolling up the ''tongue'' of the house. The main characters also show up on the sides of the screen.
    • Connections
      Edited from Hawai Middowei daikaikûsen: Taiheiyô no arashi (1960)
    • Soundtracks
      Main Theme

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    8/10
    Don't watch this on drugs or you might die
    This film is impossible to describe, or review, or assign an arbitrary number out of ten. In fact, calling it a film throws up the very idea of what constitutes a film. It is filmed, yes. As far as I can tell, the actors knew they were being filmed and were probably paid (in drugs maybe), but yet I struggle to define this as a film. It just doesn't seem right.

    Hausu is an experience. Quite an experience. You can actually pinpoint the moment where the film-makers got bored and began ingesting large amounts of LSD. It's about the time the floating head appears, followed by the girl-eating piano, and then the malevolent cat spirit that gushes blood, and the carnivorous lamp. This, of course, assumes that the film- makers were clean to begin with. Nothing could be further from the truth. There is no doubt in my mind that the film-makers started on some type of cannabis, explaining the nonsensical edits, preeeety colours and crazy scene involving a man and a bucket. Then they moved on to something harder, perhaps skunk. That would explain the talking watermelon (at at least, I think it was a talking watermelon). By the time we get to the 'Hausu' in question, dear readers and viewers, it is clear that we are being directed by hypomanic drug fiends, so tweaked on psychoactive hallucinogens that they've lost all concept of reality, rationality and reason. The orgy of drugs that precipitates throughout the crew eventually spills on to the filmed scenarios, where our hapless (and one can only assume drug-addled) girls are being subjected to a series of criminally insane scenes of violence, comedy and epilepsy-inducing flashes of colours.

    The experience eventually ends, rather solemnly I must say, although after at least 20 minutes of non-stop psychotropic hallucinogenia, it acts as a welcome buffer zone as you gravitate back into reality. Hausu is an astonishing experience. I kinda want to watch it on drugs, but I value my life too much. If someone does manage to, and lives, please post a comment describing your experiences. I'm sure many will be fascinated.
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    • Juggertrout
    • Mar 13, 2009

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      • September 1977 (United States)
      • Japan
      • Janus Films (United States)
      • Japanese
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      • Toho Company
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
      • Color
      • 4-Track Stereo

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