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The House Where Evil Dwells (1982)

At the prompting of his diplomat friend, Alex, writer Ted Fletcher takes his wife, Laura, and daughter, Amy, on an extended working holiday. Alex finds a house for them in Kyoto, Japan, and the Fletchers move in, laughing off rumors that the place is haunted. But the ghost of 19th-century samurai Shigero turns out to be very real, and is intent on making the family re-enact an ancient murder-suicide.

Released May 14, 1982 88 min 17+

Genres: Drama, Horror

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Production Companies: Cohen, Commercial Credit Holdings, Toei Company, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Country: United States
Production Countries: Japan, United States
Languages: English

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Runtime: 88 min.
Released: May 14, 1982
Status: Released
Certification: R / 17+

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