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.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 26m runtime, production spent $10K per minute on screen and earned $73K per minute back.
Other Titles From KADOKAWA
Horror + Mystery in Japan
60 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Inugamis itself).
The 1975–1977 Japan Window
The Inugamis holds position #11 of 51 Japan films in the 1975–1977 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Inugamis premiered alongside 15 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 15 other Japan films in 1976.
The 470th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
23 audience reviews — more than 41% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 40th percentile among Japan films.
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 |