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.
The 1976–1978 Japan Window
49 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. House sits at position #12.
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
Other Titles From PSC
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when House premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |