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Sweet Home

1989 · 103 min

A slow, creeping haunted-house film that unsettles through atmosphere and quiet dread rather than shocks.

Overview
Working on a documentary about infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro, a TV crew filming at his old home come under attack from the ghost of the painter's wife.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • death
  • obsession
  • family
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Written by
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Starring
Nobuko Miyamoto, Shingo Yamashiro, Fukumi Kuroda, Jūzō Itami, Ichiro Furutachi, NOKKO, Toru Masuoka, Machiko Watanabe
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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