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The House Where Evil Dwells (1982)

R | | Horror | 14 May 1982 (USA)
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A young American family moves to a House in Kyoto, Japan. It turns out to be haunted by the ghosts of a woman and her lover, who were killed by the woman's husband, as well as the ghost of the husband, who killed himself afterward.

Director:

Kevin Connor

Writers:

Robert Suhosky (screenplay), James Hardiman (novel)

Stars:

Edward Albert, Susan George, Doug McClure | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edward Albert ... Ted Fletcher
Susan George ... Laura Fletcher
Doug McClure ... Alex Curtis
Amy Barrett ... Amy Fletcher
Mako Hattori ... Otami
Tsuiyuki Sasaki ... Shugoro (as Toshiyuki Sasaki)
Toshiya Maruyama ... Masanori
Tsuyako Okajima Tsuyako Okajima ... Majyo Witch
Henry Mitowa Henry Mitowa ... Zen Monk
Mayumi Umeda Mayumi Umeda ... Noriko, the babysitter
Hiroko Takano Hiroko Takano ... Wakako
Shuren Sakurai Shuren Sakurai ... Noh Mask Maker
Shôji Ohara Shôji Ohara ... Assistant Mask Maker (as Shoji Ohara)
Jirô Shirai Jirô Shirai ... Tadashi (as Jiro Shirai)
Kazuo Yoshida Kazuo Yoshida ... Editor
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Storyline

In 1840, a samurai comes home to find his wife in bed with another man, so he kills them both and then himself. Flash-forward to the present day, and an American family of three moves into this since-abandoned house and starts to experience incidents of haunting and possession. Written by Brian J. Wright <tyrannorabbit@hotmail.com>

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Taglines:

It Never Forgives Or Forgets See more »

Genres:

Horror

Certificate:

R | See all certifications »

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Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 1982 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

A Casa do Diabo See more »

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cohen,Commercial Credit Holdings,Toei Company See more »
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The scary giant spider crabs sequence took about half a day to shoot. See more »

Quotes

Amy Fletcher: [as she is watching a blue, ghostly face making faces at her] There's an awful face in my soup!
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Referenced in Vamp (1986) See more »

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Intriguing shocker.
29 December 2000 | by gridoon – See all my reviews

This generally above-average horror entry is rather familiar plot-wise and, near the end, devolves - after a silly "exorcism" sequence - into a martial-arts actioner! But it offers some intriguing ideas, some creepy sound effects, a graphically bloody, and gripping, opening sequence and a surprisingly grim conclusion. It could've used a more talented leading man, though. (**)
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