The House Where Evil Dwells (1982)
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- R
- 1h 28min
- Horror
- 14 May 1982 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 4 nominations.
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Cast
| Edward Albert | ... |
Ted Fletcher
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| Susan George | ... |
Laura Fletcher
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| Doug McClure | ... |
Alex Curtis
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| Amy Barrett | ... |
Amy Fletcher
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Mako Hattori | ... |
Otami
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| Shunji Sasaki | ... |
Shugoro
(as Toshiyuki Sasaki)
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| Toshiya Maruyama | ... |
Masanori
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Tsuyako Okajima | ... |
Majyo Witch
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Henry Mitowa | ... |
Zen Monk
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Mayumi Umeda | ... |
Noriko, the babysitter
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Hiroko Takano | ... |
Wakako
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Shuren Sakurai | ... |
Noh Mask Maker
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Shôji Ohara | ... |
Assistant Mask Maker
(as Shoji Ohara)
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Jirô Shirai | ... |
Tadashi
(as Jiro Shirai)
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Kazuo Yoshida | ... |
Editor
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Kunihiko Shinjo | ... |
Assistant Editor
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Gentarô Mori | ... |
Yoshio
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Tomoko Shimizu | ... |
Aiko
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Misao Arai | ... |
Hayashi
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Chiyoko Hardiman | ... |
Mama-San
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Hideo Shimedo | ... |
Policeman
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Directed by
| Kevin Connor | ||
Written by
| Robert Suhosky | ... | (screenplay) |
| James Hardiman | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Martin B. Cohen | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ken Thorne | ||
Cinematography by
| Jacques Haitkin | ||
Editing by
| Barry Peters | ||
Casting By
| Mikiya Kashima | ||
Art Direction by
| Yoshikazu Sano | ||
Makeup Department
| Hatsuo Nagatomo | ... | makeup artist |
| Masako Yamada | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Misao Arai | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Tairo Taira | ... | production director |
Art Department
| Toshiyuke Manabe | ... | property master |
| Tadeo Nishida | ... | property master |
| Shigeji Yamamoto | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Teruhiko Arakawa | ... | sound recordist |
| Graham Harris | ... | sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Anne S. Coffey | ... | camera operator: second unit (as Anne Coffey) |
| Jun'ichi Fujisawa | ... | camera operator |
| Masaru Fujita | ... | camera operator |
| Kanekazu Higuchi | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Muneyuki Kuroki | ... | wardrober |
| Nobuo Miyagawa | ... | wardrober |
Music Department
| Richard S. Kaufman | ... | conductor (as Richard Kaufman) |
Additional Crew
| Michiko Kamishima | ... | translator |
| Kimiko Nakazawa | ... | translator |
| John Solie | ... | cover illustrator |
| Tan Tanaka | ... | executive general director |
| Michiko Tsuma | ... | translator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- MGM/UA Entertainment Company (1982) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1985) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Universo Fílmico (1985) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (1986) (Belgium) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1986) (Germany) (VHS)
- Les Films Jacques Leitienne (1989) (France) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1983) (Australia) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Pidax Film (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
- Scream Factory (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Veronica Omroep Organisatie (1995) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1986) (Australia) (video)
- Warner Home Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Gomillion Sound (post-production)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 |
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| Taglines | It Never Forgives Or Forgets See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The visual effects sequences featuring the Japanese ghosts were filmed utilizing an old German camera technique known as "Shauftausen". In a 2011 interview with John Kenneth Muir, director Kevin Connor said of this: "...basically you shoot the scene with one camera through a right-angled mirror. The ghost actors are on a black velvet background so you can control the density of their image as you shoot, ie you fade them in and fade them out and line them up easily with the 'live' actors. It worked very well, and of course you could see the composite dailies next day. Eventually we got this technique down to a fine art. It was important to show the ghosts in this fashion because basically it was an economical and effective process". See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Visiting Hours (2023). 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! See more » |