House

Aug 26, 1977

1h 28m

★ 7.3

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

Overview

Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the countryside to visit her aunt at their ancestral house. She invites her six friends, Prof, Melody, Mac, Fantasy, Kung Fu, and Sweet, to join her. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.

Genres

Comedy

Fantasy

Horror

Production Companies

Toho Eizo Bijutsu

House Trailers

Cast

Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother

Kimiko Ikegami

Fantasy

Kumiko Ohba

Prof

Ai Matsubara

Kung Fu

Miki Jinbo

Melody

Eriko Tanaka

Sweet

Masayo Miyako

Mac

Mieko Satoh

Hausu Karei

Yōko Minamida

Keisuke Togo

Kiyohiko Ozaki

Gorgeous' Father

Saho Sasazawa

Ryôko Ema

Haruko Wanibuchi

Watermelon Farmer

Asei Kobayashi

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