The best thing in this wild assemblage of collage and cartoon and fairy tale is that the girls, when they're eaten, scream with glee as their cut-out body parts spin around the frame. It's cannibalism as the ultimate kiddie ride.
House
In the heart of a violet forest, an old house awaits young girls.
1977 · 1h 28m · Not Rated
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Directed by
Nobuhiko Obayashi
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House
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Nobuhiko Obayashi Director
- Kimiko Ikegami as Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother
- Miki Jinbo as Kung Fu
- Kumiko Ohba as Fantasy
- Ai Matsubara as Prof
- Mieko Satoh as Mac
- Eriko Tanaka as Melody
- Masayo Miyako as Sweet
- Yōko Minamida as Auntie Karei Hausu
- Kiyohiko Ozaki as Keisuke Togo
- Saho Sasazawa as Daddy Kogarashi
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
There's never a dull moment, though I certainly felt dulled by the time it was over.
Movies as original as this one don't come along very often, so grab it while you can.
For connoisseurs of the bizarre, House's revival is long overdue.
Gigglers and cultists, pony up.
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