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The Inugami Family

1976 · 146 min

A stately, shadowy murder puzzle that creeps through a wealthy family's secrets with theatrical dread and quiet menace.

Directed by
Kon Ichikawa
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Starring
Koji Ishizaka, Yoko Shimada, Teruhiko Aoi
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Kon Ichikawa
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Starring
Koji Ishizaka, Yoko Shimada, Teruhiko Aoi
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • family
  • betrayal
  • death
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery
Directed by
Kon Ichikawa
Written by
Norio Osada, Shinya Hidaka, Kon Ichikawa
Starring
Koji Ishizaka, Yoko Shimada, Teruhiko Aoi, Mieko Takamine, Mitsuko Kusabue, Miki Sanjō, Akira Kawaguchi, Ryoko Sakaguchi
Music
Yuji Ohno
Cinematography
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Runtime
146 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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