Sweet Home (1989)

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.

Director:

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Writer:

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Stars:

Nobuko Miyamoto, Shingo Yamashiro, Ichiro Furutachi

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Nobuko Miyamoto	...	Akiko
Shingo Yamashiro	...	Kazuo
Ichiro Furutachi	...	Taguchi (as Ichiro Furudate)
Fukumi Kuroda	...	Asuka
Nokko	...	Emi
Jûzô Itami	...	Yamamura
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

woman wearing a gas mask | gas mask | gore | haunted house | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

21 January 1989 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Sweet Home

Company Credits

Production Co:

Itami Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

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.

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Connections

Version of Sweet Home (1989)

User Reviews

Gory and stylish haunted house movie.

A television crew enter the sprawling Mamiya mansion to film the restoration of a fresco painted by the artist who lived there decades before.They discover not one but several frescoes including one that seems to depict the death of a young child in some kind of furnace.That night the temperamental presenter wanders out into the grounds of the house and digs up a coffin containing the charred remains of an infant.It soon becomes apparent that the child's mother,although dead herself has not left the house and is still angered by her loss."Sweet Home" is obviously inspired by Tobe Hooper's "Poltergeist" and Robert Wise's "The Haunting".The special effects made by Dick Smith are spectacular and there is a good amount of grue including dismemberments and melting faces.The action is fast-paced,the script is well-written and the characters are engaging.8 out of 10.A hidden gem.