The Inugami Family (1976) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region 3
Ishizaka Koji (Actor)
| Takamine Mieko (Actor)
| Katon Takeshi (Actor)
| Kusabue Mitsuko (Actor)
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Japanese cinema master Ichikawa Kon's 1976 film The Inugami Family, a.k.a. Inugamike no Ichizoku, holds a very special place in Japan's long tradition of supernatural suspense. And indeed, considering the current influx of disposable J-horror, contemporary filmmakers still have much to learn from this classic. Based on Yokomizo Seishi's epic work, this family murder mystery unweaves an odd and ominous tangle of deceptions that go back for generations. A slow, burning drama full of murderous twist and turns, the film is chillingly beautiful, and keeps the audience guessing uneasily to the very end. The Inugami Family was both a critical and commercial success, picking up many accolades including the Hochi Best Film award and a Blue Ribbon Best Supporting Actress Award for Takamine Mieko.
The mystery opens with the death of the Inugami patriarch, who strangely decided to leave the Inugami fortune to someone outside the family, the beautiful young Tamayo (Shimada Yoko). Soon after, the male heirs begin to die one by one, and the family slowly derails as the deaths continue, revealing twisted relationships and three generations of grudges and secrets.
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| Product Title: | The Inugami Family (1976) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) 犬神家一族 (香港版) 犬神家一族 (香港版) 犬神家の一族 （香港版） The Inugami Family (1976) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) |
| Also known as: | The Inugamis Inugamike no Ichizoku The Inugamis Inugamike no Ichizoku The Inugamis Inugamike no Ichizoku The Inugamis Inugamike no Ichizoku The Inugamis Inugamike no Ichizoku |
| Artist Name(s): | Ishizaka Koji (Actor) | Takamine Mieko (Actor) | Katon Takeshi (Actor) | Kusabue Mitsuko (Actor) | Shimada Yoko (Actor) 石板浩二 (Actor) | 高峰三枝子 (Actor) | 加藤武 (Actor) | 草笛光子 (Actor) | 島田洋子 Yoko (Actor) 石板浩二 (Actor) | 高峰三枝子 (Actor) | 加藤武 (Actor) | 草笛光子 (Actor) | 岛田洋子 (Actor) 石坂浩二 (Actor) | 高峰三枝子 (Actor) | Katon Takeshi (Actor) | 草笛光子 (Actor) | 島田陽子 (Actor) Ishizaka Koji (Actor) | Takamine Mieko (Actor) | Katon Takeshi (Actor) | Kusabue Mitsuko (Actor) | Shimada Yoko (Actor) |
| Director: | Kon Ichikawa 市川崑 市川昆 市川崑 Kon Ichikawa |
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| Release Date: | 2006-11-11 |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Subtitles: | English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese |
| Country of Origin: | Japan |
| Picture Format: | NTSC What is it? |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.33 : 1 |
| Sound Information: | Mono Audio |
| Disc Format(s): | DVD |
| Region Code: | 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan) What is it? |
| Duration: | 147 (mins) |
| Publisher: | Intercontinental Video (HK) |
| Package Weight: | 110 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1004569818 |
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* Screen Format : 4:3 (Full Screen)
* Sound Mix : Mono
* Extras :
- 原裝電影預告片
導演︰市川崑
Director: Kon Ichikawa
信州製藥大王犬神佐兵衛留下一封詭異遺書，引發了連串血腥的殺人事件，擁有遺產繼承權的男孫接二連三死於非命，而唯一的線索竟是三十年來隱藏於犬神家的傳家之寶──斧、琴、菊的惡毒詛咒！究竟兇手是誰？可怕的蒙面男子、謎樣的軍人、留下詛咒消失的女人…以及一連串令人匪夷所思的可怕真相，一段橫跨三代的恩怨情仇，將由名偵探金田一耕助揭曉！
Based on Seishi Yokomizo's masterpiece mystery novel, "Inugami Family" is the hugely successful classic horror film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It tells a story of a strange will left by a wealthy man which reveals a peculiarly twisted set of relationships and triggers four deaths and several other murder attempts.
* Sound Mix : Mono
* Extras :
- 原裝電影預告片
導演︰市川崑
Director: Kon Ichikawa
信州製藥大王犬神佐兵衛留下一封詭異遺書，引發了連串血腥的殺人事件，擁有遺產繼承權的男孫接二連三死於非命，而唯一的線索竟是三十年來隱藏於犬神家的傳家之寶──斧、琴、菊的惡毒詛咒！究竟兇手是誰？可怕的蒙面男子、謎樣的軍人、留下詛咒消失的女人…以及一連串令人匪夷所思的可怕真相，一段橫跨三代的恩怨情仇，將由名偵探金田一耕助揭曉！
Based on Seishi Yokomizo's masterpiece mystery novel, "Inugami Family" is the hugely successful classic horror film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It tells a story of a strange will left by a wealthy man which reveals a peculiarly twisted set of relationships and triggers four deaths and several other murder attempts.
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Murderous intrigue galore
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"The Inugami Family" is an effective mystery tale that overstays its welcome. Directed by Ichikawa Kon, the film has all of the elements of a classic murder mystery, including a vast family fortune, squabbles over the inheritance, a swiftly rising body count, severed heads, two masked men, an idiosyncratic detective, an incompetent police chief, and a host of characters each with his or her own motive for committing the homicides. Indeed, before the film ends, the viewer comes to suspect just about everyone except the actual killer. All of those elements provide good scary fun, yet the film never fully realizes its potential. Ichikawa Kon's direction, while employing the occasional gimmicky film technique, tends to be pretty pedestrian. None of the actors makes much of an impression. The filmmakers carelessly let the cast members wear 1970s style hair cuts, although the film is supposed to be set in the late 1940s. And the film's running length of over 2 hours and 25 minutes is a good 30 minutes too long. Nonetheless, I recommend "The Inugami Family" for its rich tale of murderous intrigue. It's definitely worth watching, but be prepared for the long slog. |
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