House [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi Nobuhiko Obayashi

Overview

This satirical murder mystery pits a woman who is the epitome of glamour (played by Haruko Wanibuchi) against a clever murderer during a holiday stay at a strange ghostly mansion. Seven young women, who have chosen as nicknames the brand names of much-advertised consumer products, begin to disappear in a decidedly suspicious manner. Are they fashion victims? How else can one explain the eerie coordination between their pastel outfits and the pastels of the rooms in which they appear? It is up to the heroine -- whose every screen appearance is heralded by special lighting, gentle breezes, and a soft camera focus -- to find out what is going on.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/26/2010
UPC:	0715515062114
Original Release:	1977
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:28:00
Sales rank:	7,744

Special Features

Constructing a "house," a new video piece featuring interviews with director Nobuhiko Obayashi, story scenarist and daughter of the filmmaker Chigumi Obayashi, and screenwriter Chiho Katsura; Emotion, a 1966 experimental fim by Obayashi; New video appreciation by director Ti West (house of the devil); Theatrical trailer; Plus: a booklet featuring an essay by critic Chuck Stephens

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kimiko Ikegami	Oshare
Kumiko Ohba	Fanta
Yôko Minamida	Grandmother,Gorgeous's Aunt
Mitsutoshi Ishigami	Photographer
Miki Jinbo	Kunfuu
Asei Kobayashi	Farmer,Composer
Ai Matsubara	Gari
Masayo Miyako	Suuitto
Kiyohiko Ozaki	Keisuke Tougou-sensei
Saho Sasazawa	Oshare's Father
Mieko Satoh	Matsuku
Eriko Tanaka	Merodii
Haruko Wanibuchi	Ryouko Ema
Kumiko Oba	Fantasy
Mieko Sato	Mac
Reiko Sato	Actor
Micky Yoshino	Composer

Technical Credits

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Chiho Katsura

Nobuhiko Obayashi	Director,Screenwriter,Producer,Special Effects
Chiho Katsura	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Tomoyuki Tanaka	Executive Producer