Japan Synopsis
ハウス
“In the heart of a violet forest, an old house awaits young girls.”
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.
Audience Engagement
542 audience reviews — more than 94% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (94th percentile) outruns trending popularity (67th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with House. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedJu-on: The Curse 2
★ 6.1 · Japan
3 sharedJu-on: The Final Curse
★ 4.8 · Japan
3 sharedThe House Where Evil Dwells
★ 4.3 · Japan
2 sharedBattle Royale
★ 7.3 · Japan
2 sharedSailor Moon SuperS: The Movie: Black Dream Hole
★ 8.1 · Japan
2 sharedPuella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
★ 7.5 · Japan
Comedy + Fantasy in Japan
377 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding House itself).
Other Titles From PSC
The 1976–1978 Japan Window
House holds position #12 of 49 Japan films in the 1976–1978 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
House premiered in 1977 — a quieter year for Japan cinema with only 13 titles in our catalog. The 1970s overall landed 197 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other Japan films in 1977.
The 481st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on House, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- independent film · 5
- house · 4
- piano · 2
- experimental · 2
- experimental cinema · 2
- campy · 1
- teenage girl · 22
- schoolgirl · 22
- cat · 21
- haunted house · 17
- japan · 454
- ghost · 84
- death · 43
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,344 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #490 of 1,411 (top 35%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | PSC, TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | August 26, 1977 |
| IMDb | tt0076162 |
| Official Site | www.janusfilms.com |