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The House Where Evil Dwells
The House Where Evil Dwells

The House Where Evil Dwells

An ancient curse has turned their lives into a nightmare of lust and revenge.

Genres

Horror

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At the prompting of his diplomat friend, Alex, writer Ted Fletcher takes his wife, Laura, and daughter, Amy, on an extended working holiday. Alex finds a house for them in Kyoto, Japan, and the Fletchers move in, laughing off rumors that the place is haunted. But the ghost of 19th-century samurai Shigero turns out to be very real, and is intent on making the family re-enact an ancient murder-suicide.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

4.1/10

Release Date

14 May 1982

Country

United States of America

Cast

Edward Albert

Edward Albert

Ted Fletcher

Susan George

Susan George

Laura Fletcher

Doug McClure

Doug McClure

Alex Curtis

Amy Barrett

Amy Barrett

Amy Fletcher

Mako Hattori

Mako Hattori

Otami

Toshiya Maruyama

Toshiya Maruyama

Masanori

Shunji Sasaki

Shunji Sasaki

Shugoro (as Toshiyuki Sasaki)

Tsuyako Okajima

Tsuyako Okajima

Majyo Witch

Henry Mitowa

Henry Mitowa

Zen Monk

Mayumi Umeda

Mayumi Umeda

Noriko

Hiroko Takano

Hiroko Takano

Wakako

Shuren Sakurai

Shuren Sakurai

Noh Mask Maker

Shoji Ohara

Shoji Ohara

Assistant Mask Maker

Jiro Shirai

Jiro Shirai

Tadashi

Kazuo Yoshida

Kazuo Yoshida

Editor

Kunihiko Shinjo

Kunihiko Shinjo

Assistant Editor

Gentarō Mori

Gentarō Mori

Yoshio

Misao Arai

Misao Arai

Hayashi

Chiyoko Hardiman

Chiyoko Hardiman

Mama-San

Hideo Shimado

Hideo Shimado

Policeman

Tomoko Shimizu

Tomoko Shimizu

Aiko

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