Inugami (2001)

Akira, the young new schoolteacher in town falls for secretive Miki, an older woman who takes care of her family's urn that supposedly holds a forest wolf-spirit, inugami. People soon start disappearing and the town blames Akira.

Director:

Masato Harada

Writers:

Masako Bando (novel), Masato Harada

Stars:

Yûki Amami, Atsuro Watabe, Eugene Harada

6 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yûki Amami	...	Miki Bonomiya
Atsuro Watabe	...	Akira Nutahara
Eugene Harada	...	Seiji Doi
Shiho Fujimura	...	Tomie Bonomiya
Kazuhiro Yamaji	...	Takanao
Kanako Fukaura	...	Momoyo Bonomiya
Shion Machida	...	Sonoko Bonomiya
Ken'ichi Yajima	...	Michio Bonomiya
Masato Irie	...	Hirofumi Bonomiya
Makoto Togashi	...	Hide Ishiyama - the Nurse
Torahiko Hamada	...	Old Man in Black
Miyû Watase	...	Rika Bonomiya
Keiko Awaji	...	Katsuko Doi
Kôichi Satô	...	Mimoto, the Hunter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rie Ino'o

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

mother son sex | death | legend | curse | pregnant by incest | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

OVERTURE
(from LA FORZA DEL DESTINO)
Music by Giuseppe Verdi

User Reviews

Lots of threads

I can't really make a fair comment on this film as I wasn't giving it my full attention, and I gave up on it halfway through.

I liked the way it looked, the mystery, and the exploration of Japanese traditions, history and equivalent of karma. These are all rolled in quite nicely with the horror, in this movie.

Though it seemed like it had a lot of threads, I followed the main ones very easily. There were some threads which I couldn't follow at all, and that's probably why I gave up on it.

Again, I wasn't giving it my full attention, and I'm not a particular fan of horror, so it may not be the film's fault.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

27 January 2001 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Inugami - Die Verfluchten

Company Credits

Production Co:

Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inugami Production Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1