The Inugami Family

1976 [JAPANESE]

Action / Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery

9
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 1339 1.3K

japan based on novel or book detective murder mystery umkempt detective suspense

Plot summary

When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.

Director

Kon Ichikawa Photo
Kon Ichikawa

Top cast

Yôko Shimada Photo
Yôko Shimada as Tamayo Nonomiya
Ryûnosuke Kaneda Photo
Ryûnosuke Kaneda as Toranosuke Inugami
Rentarô Mikuni Photo
Rentarô Mikuni as Sahei Inugami
Mitsuko Kusabue Photo
Mitsuko Kusabue as Umeko Inugami
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.31 GB
1280*850
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles jp  
23.976 fps
2 hr 26 min
Seeds 1
2.43 GB
1616*1072
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles jp  
23.976 fps
2 hr 26 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Jeremy_Urquhart 7 / 10

Not bad at all.

I'd watched the director's own remake of this about 18 months ago, so figured enough time has passed for me to revisit and not remember it all. A few things were familiar, but so much wasn't, and I don't know what that says about my long-term (or mid-term?) memory.Anyway, The Inugami Clan is a pretty good mystery flick, and a bit better than I remember the remake being. It feels a little drawn out, at almost 2.5 hours in length, but it generally held my attention. I also really liked some of the wilder editing decisions on offer here. Some shots were cut together really fast, and there were some other trippy sequences that were cool. I think they helped this film generally earn its runtime without feeling too bloated.
Reviewed by alienlegend 10 / 10

Phenomenal piece of cinema!

I just wonder why this was never released outside of Japan. The writing is superb, really drawing you into the story, and the mystery keeps you hooked. There is just enough horror too to keep you on edge. It's very compelling and sometimes even funny with the detective constantly thinking he figured things out only to be obviously wrong. I don't think you can really predict all the twists. You may get a sense of some but I think the ending is genuinely surprising. It's artistic too with some parts filmed in a very unique manner especially for back then. The atmosphere of this film is outstanding too. I also highly recommend the next film in this series, The Devil's Ballad (1977) aka Akuma no temari-uta. It's incredible too.
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