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House
JAPAN · 1977

House

Nobuhiko Obayashi
japan campy teenage girl haunted house schoolgirl
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Synopsis

Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.

Cinema Atlas Connection
Yeah, you mentioned ‘Hausu’ – I hadn’t seen it at the time, but I’ve since seen it, and I absolutely love it. It’s definitely on the top of the list for influences.

I hadn't seen it at the time, but I've since seen it, and I absolutely love it. It's definitely on the top of the list for influences.

— David Lowery  ·  The Film Stage: Interview with David Lowery
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