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The House Where Evil Dwells
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The House Where Evil Dwells

1982-05-14 · 88 min · ★ 4.1

Horror

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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Directors
Kevin Connor
Production companies
Cohen, Commercial Credit Holdings, Toei Company, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America, Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Edward AlbertEdward AlbertTed Fletcher
Susan GeorgeSusan GeorgeLaura Fletcher
Doug McClureDoug McClureAlex Curtis
Amy BarrettAmy Fletcher
Mako HattoriMako HattoriOtami
Toshiya MaruyamaMasanori
Shunji SasakiShunji SasakiShugoro (as Toshiyuki Sasaki)
Tsuyako OkajimaTsuyako OkajimaMajyo Witch
Henry MitowaZen Monk
Mayumi UmedaNoriko
Hiroko TakanoWakako
Shuren SakuraiNoh Mask Maker
Shoji OharaAssistant Mask Maker
Jiro ShiraiJiro ShiraiTadashi
Kazuo YoshidaEditor
Kunihiko ShinjoAssistant Editor
Gentarō MoriYoshio
Misao AraiHayashi
Chiyoko HardimanMama-San
Hideo ShimadoPoliceman

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