House

House

Year: 1977

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: Japanese

HorrorComedyFantasyHorror the undead and monster classicsUnderdogs and coming of age

Set in a violet‑toned forest, an ancient family house becomes the destination for Gorgeous, who hopes to feel closer to her deceased mother. She travels to her aunt’s countryside home and brings her six friends—Prof, Melody, Mac, Fantasy, Kung Fu and Sweet. As the group explores the eerie mansion, they soon realize the house holds hidden secrets beyond its worn façade.

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1

Gorgeous's summer plans and her father's remarriage

In Tokyo, Gorgeous plans a summer vacation with her widowed father, a wealthy film composer. He returns from Italy with the shocking news that he has remarried a woman named Ryoko Ema. The revelation unsettles Gorgeous and pushes her toward a change of scenery for the summer.

start of summer Tokyo
2

Letter to her aunt and permission to visit

Gorgeous writes a letter to her aunt asking if she can visit for the summer. The aunt replies, inviting Gorgeous to come and bring friends. This creates the plan for the countryside stay with six companions.

shortly after father's remarriage Gorgeous's home
3

Arrival at the aunt's countryside house

Gorgeous and her six friends arrive at the aunt's countryside home. They are greeted warmly by the aunt, who shows them around the house and grounds. The girls settle in, excited for their summer away from the city.

upon arrival countryside house
4

Watermelon welcome and the well plan

The girls present a watermelon as a welcome gesture. They decide to keep the fruit cold by placing it in a well on the property. The simple plan foreshadows the strange events to come.

soon after arrival aunt's house grounds
5

Mac's disappearance after retrieving the watermelon

Mac goes to retrieve the watermelon from the well and does not return. The others grow concerned but initially assume she will reappear soon. The missing friend seeds an uneasy mood.

shortly after well area
6

Mac's head returns and bites Fantasy

Fantasy discovers Mac's disembodied head in the air above the well, which suddenly flies and bites Fantasy's buttocks before she escapes. The eerie sight confirms that something supernatural lurks in the house and yard.

shortly after well area
7

The aunt disappears into a broken refrigerator

The aunt enters a broken refrigerator and disappears, leaving the girls startled and anxious. Her sudden vanishing deepens the sense that the house is not what it seems. The girls begin to feel increasingly trapped by the home’s oddities.

soon after kitchen/breaker area
8

First possessions: mirror, logs, and mattresses attack

Gorgeous becomes possessed after using her aunt's mirror, while Kung Fu is attacked by flaming logs that strip her skirt, and Sweet disappears after being attacked by mattresses. The objects around them come alive with malevolent intent, signaling a full-blown haunting.

as phenomena escalate various rooms
9

Escape attempts fail and the girls are trapped

The girls try to escape, but Gorgeous manages to leave through a door while the others find themselves locked inside. The sense of entrapment grows as the supernatural presence tightens its grip on the house. Hope of a quick exit fades as the attacks continue.

later the same night upper floor / house
10

Mac's severed hand and Melody's piano moment

The group discovers Mac's severed hand in a jar, a grisly clue to the danger within. Melody plays the piano to lift the spirits of her friends, but the music becomes a horror as the piano bites off Melody's fingers and consumes her. The haunting intensifies as the house keeps turning on them.

midpoint music room / house
11

Gorgeous in a bridal gown and the diary reveal

Upstairs, Gorgeous appears in a bridal gown and reveals her aunt's diary to the others. The diary explains that the aunt died waiting for a World War II fiancé and that she now eats unmarried girls who enter the house. The trio realizes they are in mortal danger as more household items begin attacking.

after the diary is read upper floor
12

The final attack and the morning reveal

A giant head of Gorgeous confronts the trio and the aunt's backstory unfolds. Prof, Fantasy, and Kung Fu are overwhelmed by the onslaught; Kung Fu is killed by a light fixture, and Prof is pulled underwater by a jar with teeth. In the morning, Ryoko arrives and finds Gorgeous, who cryptically says the others will wake soon and that they will be hungry; she then shakes hands with Ryoko, who burns away to nothing.

morning upper floors / house

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