House

House

1977 · 88 min · JA · NR · 7.3 (848 votes)
Dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi · Starring Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Kumiko Ohba, Ai Matsubara, Mieko Satoh, Eriko Tanaka · Music Asei Kobayashi

“In the heart of a violet forest, an old house awaits young girls.”

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Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.

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A kaleidoscopic fever dream. This film assaults the senses with its bizarre imagery and relentless energy. It's a wild, unhinged trip that feels like a fever dream you can't escape, filled with grotesque transformations and a sense of playful dread.

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