House (1977) Blu-Ray | Criterion Collection
House (1977) Blu-Ray | Criterion Collection
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Product Description
How do you describe Nobuhiko Obayashi’s indescribable 1977 cult classic House (Hausu)? Is it a psychedelic ghost story? A surrealist nightmare? A live-action fever dream? This hallucinatory horror-comedy follows a schoolgirl and her six classmates as they visit her ailing aunt’s eerie countryside mansion—only to encounter a kaleidoscope of supernatural terrors, including a demonic cat, a man-eating piano, and a house with a sinister appetite. Blending live action with wild animation, collage effects, and outlandish visuals, House is a genre-defying cinematic experience that must be seen to be believed.
Key Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Constructing a “House” – A video feature with interviews from director Nobuhiko Obayashi, story scenarist Chigumi Obayashi, and screenwriter Chiho Katsura
- Emotion (1966) – An experimental short film by Obayashi
- New video appreciation by director Ti West (House of the Devil)
- Original theatrical trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Chuck Stephens
- Cover design by Sam Smith
Visually dazzling, darkly comedic, and utterly unhinged, House is an unforgettable cinematic fever dream that continues to captivate audiences. This special edition Blu-ray delivers a definitive presentation of one of Japan’s most unique cult films.