Sweet Home
1989 1h 42m movie Film Japan

Sweet Home

スウィートホーム

Synopsis

スウィートホーム

A TV production crew are making a documentary about the infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro. When they start filming at his old home, they come under attack from the ghost of the painter's wife.

The 1988–1990 Japan Window

110 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sweet Home sits at position #55.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988

  2. Chibi Maruko-chan
    #2

    Chibi Maruko-chan

    ★ 9.0 · 1990

  3. Ranma ½
    #3

    Ranma ½

    ★ 8.6 · 1989

  4. Grave of the Fireflies
    #4

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988

  5. Moomin
    #5

    Moomin

    ★ 8.4 · 1990

  6. Dragon Ball Z
    #6

    Dragon Ball Z

    ★ 8.3 · 1989

  7. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
    #7

    Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    ★ 8.2 · 1989

  8. My Neighbor Totoro
    #8

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Sweet Home. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Itami Productions

The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sweet Home premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
21
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,602 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #74 of 391 (top 19%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Itami Productions
Runtime 1h 42m
Release Date January 21, 1989
IMDb tt0141861

Themes & Motifs

  • darkness
  • haunted house
  • painter
  • evil spirit
  • murder
  • mansion
  • documentary filmmaking
  • old mansion

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