‘House’ (Hausu) [Masters of Cinema] on Blu-ray February 12, 2018
An unforgettable mixture of bubblegum teen melodrama and grisly phantasmagoria, Nobuhiko Obayashi’s deranged fairy tale House is one of Japanese cinema s wildest supernatural ventures and a truly startling debut feature. Upset by her widowed father s plans to remarry, Angel sets off with six of her schoolgirl friends in tow for a summer getaway at her aunt s isolated mansion. In this house of dormant secrets, long-held emotional traumas have terrifyingly physical embodiments and the girls must use their individual talents if any are to survive.
An unforgettable mixture of bubblegum teen melodrama and grisly phantasmagoria
A rollercoaster ride without brakes, House is by turns hilarious, sinister, and unexpectedly lyrical, with ceaseless cinematic invention and a satirical, full-blooded approach to the horror genre. A gigantic smash on its original release in Japan, The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Stunning 1080p presentation from a high-definition digital transfer
- Original monaural soundtrack presented as uncompressed LPCM audio
- Optional English subtitles | An exclusive video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns
- 90-minute archive of interviews with director Nobuhiko Obayashi, scenaristChigumi Obayashi, actress Kumiko Oba, and Toho promotional executive Shoho Tomiyama
- Original Japanese theatrical trailer
- A collector s booklet featuring an essay by Paul Roquet; poster gallery; and archival imagery
PRESS:
Movies as original as this one don’t come along very often New York Post
its trippy energy and surreal unpredictability make it a film that takes up long-term residence in your consciousness – Little White Lies
Delirious, deranged, gonzo or just gone, baby, gone — no single adjective or even a pileup does justice to House – The New York Times
“If you crashed a teenage girls’ pyjama party after necking some bad acid, this is probably what it’d feel like – SFX Magazine
DETAILS:
Label: Eureka!
Title| HOUSE [HAUSU] Blu-ray
Starring| KIMIKO IKEGAMI | MIKI JINBO | KUMIKO OHBA
Director| NOBUHIKO OBAYASHI
Blu-ray Cat. No.| EKA70290
Blu-ray Barcode| 5060000702903
Blu-ray RRP| £16.99
Release Date| 12 February 2018
Certificate| 15
Run Time| 88 minutes
OAR| 1.33:1
Picture| Colour
Genre| World Cinema / Horror
Year| 1977
Country| JAPAN
Language| JAPANESE
Subtitles| ENGLISH (Optional)
House is released on Blu-ray February 12, 2018
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