Inugami
Directed by Masato Harada
A teacher is drawn to a local papermaker, only to find himself the subject of hostility from her family, who are rumored to be descendants of the guardians of ancient evil canine spirits.
A teachers relationship with papermaker unveils dark past.
Cast: Yuki Amami, Atsuro Watabe, Eugene Harada
Member Reviews
For a Japanese film Inugami is unusually Gothic in the Western tradition – atmospherically it evokes a Hammer Horror-like quality – it is very “literary” in feel with a consistent undertone of dread; Folk Horror before that genre began to trend.
Tool? Just wanted to put that there. Im a huge fan of movies that detail how people live and traditions and culture. Not scary but compelling indeed.
A truly tragic and depressing film in its narrative, showing how beliefs can destroy a community, but the film suffers from length.
Of course, the moment I decide to buy the J-Horror Arrow boxset, these movies all appear on Shudder.
That movie was a ride and a half with very nice twists. It's not horrific or inspires terror, but does contain elements of the folk horror genre which was more shocking than scary. I enjoyed the ending. Very well written and worth the watch.