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Inugami-ke no ichizoku

  • 20062006
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
365
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Inugami-ke no ichizoku (2006)
  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Thriller
A web of deceit, adultery and greed manifests in Kon Ichikawa's remake of his own 1976 hit about a murder investigation that reveals years of hidden skeletons and a shocking family secret.A web of deceit, adultery and greed manifests in Kon Ichikawa's remake of his own 1976 hit about a murder investigation that reveals years of hidden skeletons and a shocking family secret.A web of deceit, adultery and greed manifests in Kon Ichikawa's remake of his own 1976 hit about a murder investigation that reveals years of hidden skeletons and a shocking family secret.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
365
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Kon Ichikawa
  • Writers
    • Kon Ichikawa(screenplay)
    • Shin'ya Hidaka(screenplay)
    • Norio Osada(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kôji Ishizaka
    • Nanako Matsushima
    • Kikunosuke Onoe
Top credits
  • Director
    • Kon Ichikawa
  • Writers
    • Kon Ichikawa(screenplay)
    • Shin'ya Hidaka(screenplay)
    • Norio Osada(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kôji Ishizaka
    • Nanako Matsushima
    • Kikunosuke Onoe
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    • 5User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Kôji Ishizaka
    • Kôsuke Kindaichi
    Nanako Matsushima
    Nanako Matsushima
    • Tamayo Nonomiya
    Kikunosuke Onoe
    • Sukekiyo Inugami…
    Sumiko Fuji
    • Matsuko Inugami
    Keiko Matsuzaka
    • Takeko Inugami
    Hisako Manda
    • Umeko Inugami
    Shingo Katsurayama
    • Suketake Inugami
    Mansaku Ikeuchi
    • Suketomo Inugami
    Yukijirô Hotaru
    • Kôkichi Inugami
    Toshiya Nagasawa
    • Saruzô
    Saburô Ishikura
    • Fujisaki Kanshiki-ka-in
    Isao Bitô
    • Senba Keiji
    Miki Sanjô
    • Osono
    Kôki Mitani
    Kôki Mitani
    • Nasu Hoteru Shujin
    Kikuzo Hayashiya
    • Kashiwaya no Kyûbei
    • (as Kikuzô Hayashiya)
    Minako Matsumoto
    • Kikuno Aonuma
    Tsuyoshi Shimada
    • Hisao Wakabayashi
    Hiroyuki Kiyosue
    • Keikan
    • Director
      • Kon Ichikawa
    • Writers
      • Kon Ichikawa(screenplay)
      • Shin'ya Hidaka(screenplay)
      • Norio Osada(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Goofs
      The red hand-print created to confirm the identity of Sukekiyo changes between scenes. When it is made, there are gaps in the palm area of the print. In later scenes, the palm area is filled in.
    • Connections
      Remake of The Inugami Family (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Tôkyô bugi ugi
      (uncredited)

      Music by Ryôichi Hattori

      Lyrics by Masaru Suzuki

      Performed by Shizuko Kasagi

    User reviews5

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    Top review
    6/10
    End of An Era
    There is a tragedy of great artists getting old and off. I think Kon Ichikawa had suffered from this reality and it is reflected here rather clearly in this film. It would be wrong to judge his directorial profile upon the twilight of his days. I know several great directors who insisted on making films to the very end, and their later works were never comparable to the masterpieces of the early days. John Huston was one. Francis Ford Coppola comes to mind. William Friedkin is probably another. Not sure if it is happening with the unsinkable Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. No sign, though, on the works of Clint Eastwood and Woody Allen, possibly because of their mixed records. Nevertheless, even a lesser work of Kon Ichikawa's calibre does not fail to entertain. The story remains well-told and grabbing. Only here and there, we see some awkward moments, probably on the old man's bad days at work. Ichikawa's firm imprint is quite pale in this one. Watching this film, one should decide to relax, less critiquing, and be thoroughly entertained. I find it a nice, clean, unpolluted detective story of a classic nature. It takes a clean-minded person like Ichikawa's to make such an all-around cleanly environment. A political message is also there, neatly and carefully inserted: Japan in the aftermath of World War Two. People suffered greatly at the loss of their loved ones. Future was blurry and good fortunes were hard to find or be believed. And personal economy was rather impossible. Thus, greed, economically-motivated crimes, and shortsightedness of those lost souls. Not only in such a vain and vengeful old family, even our good detective must count his pay to make sure it is all there. This is the one Japan that died along with Mr. Kon Ichikawa. Today will bring this haunting ghost back to Japan or not, right after the Tsunami and series of economic earthquakes, we do not know.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 16, 2006 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Inugamis
    • Filming locations
      • Nagano, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Arte France Cinéma
      • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
      • Fellah Pictures
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,318,775
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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