Japan The Inugamis returned 7.1× its production cost, earning $10.6M against a $1.5M budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
犬神家の一族
When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.
The 1975–1977 Japan Window
51 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Inugamis sits at position #11.
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The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Inugamis premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 26m runtime, production spent $10K per minute on screen and earned $73K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,654 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #28 of 391 (top 7%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | KADOKAWA |
| Runtime | 2h 26m |
| Release Date | October 16, 1976 |
| IMDb | tt0074691 |