The House Where Evil Dwells (1982)
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.
Director:
Kevin Connor
Writer:
Robert Suhosky
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Edward Albert as Ted Fletcher |
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Susan George as Laura Fletcher |
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Doug McClure as Alex Curtis |
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Amy Barrett as Amy Fletcher |
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Mako Hattori as Otami |
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Toshiya Maruyama as Masanori |
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Shunji Sasaki as Shugoro (as Toshiyuki Sasaki) |
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Tsuyako Okajima as Majyo Witch |
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Henry Mitowa as Zen Monk |
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Mayumi Umeda as Noriko |
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Hiroko Takano as Wakako |
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Shuren Sakurai as Noh Mask Maker |
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Shoji Ohara as Assistant Mask Maker |
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Jiro Shirai as Tadashi |
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Kazuo Yoshida as Editor |
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Kunihiko Shinjo as Assistant Editor |
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GentarÅ Mori as Yoshio |
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Misao Arai as Hayashi |
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Chiyoko Hardiman as Mama-San |
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Hideo Shimado as Policeman |
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Tomoko Shimizu as Aiko |
| Writing | James Hardiman | Novel |
| Writing | Robert Suhosky | Screenplay |
| Directing | Kevin Connor | Director |
| Camera | Jacques Haitkin | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ken Thorne | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Barry Peters | Editor |
| Production | Mikiya Kashima | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hatsuo Nagatomo | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masako Yamada | Hairstylist |
| Production | Martin B. Cohen | Producer |
| Art | Yoshikazu Sano | Art Direction |
| Directing | Susan De Nym | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Junichi Fujisawa | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Michiko Tsuma | Translator |
| Camera | Masaru Fujita | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Kanekazu Higuchi | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Teruhiko Arakawa | Sound |
| Sound | Graham Harris | Sound Editor |
| Production | Tadashi Noguchi | Production Manager |
| Crew | Michiko Kamishima | Translator |
| Crew | Kimiko Nakazawa | Translator |