Sunday, September 27, 2015

Hausu AKA House (1977)


Released sometime in September of 1977 in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story : It is Summer break. 
Gorgeous is excited to be going home from school to go on vacation with her father while her girl friends plan on going to an inn by the sea with their favorite teacher.
When she arrives home , she finds out that her father has a new girlfriend and he plans on taking her along with them.
This doesnt sit well with Gorgeous.
She begins reminiscing about her time with her now deceased mother and then she remembers her mothers sister , who is still alive.
She writes to her aunt , asking if she can come visit.
Meanwhile , her friends find out that they cannot go to the inn by the sea as their favorite teachers sister is going to have a baby.
Gorgeous gets the okay from her aunt that she can come visit and bring her friends along too.
But from the start , things are strange and quickly become terrifying.
Stars Kimiko Ikegami , Kiyohiko Ozaki , Miki Jinbo , Masayo Miyako , Kumiko Ohba , Saho Sasazawa , Ai Matsubara , Eriko Tanaka , Yoko Minamida , Haruko Wanibuchi , Fumi Dan , Tomokazu Miura
Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi
Japanese with English subtitles
Not Rated
HORROR/DARK COMEDY/MYSTERY/FANTASY

"Any old cat can open a door. Only a witch cat can close a door."

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