The Inugami Family
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.
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About The Inugami Family
The Inugami Family is a 1976 Japanese-language horror and mystery film directed by Kon Ichikawa. The cast is led by Koji Ishizaka, Yoko Shimada, Teruhiko Aoi. It has a runtime of 2h 26m.
The Inugami Family was produced by KADOKAWA and made in Japan. It was released on October 16, 1976. Made on a budget of about $2 million, it went on to gross $11 million worldwide.
- Director
- Kon Ichikawa
- Writers
- Kon Ichikawa, Shinya Hidaka, Norio Osada
- Release date
- October 16, 1976
- Original language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Japan
- Budget
- $2 million
- Box office
- $11 million
- Production
- KADOKAWA
The Inugami Family cast & crew
The Inugami Family was directed by Kon Ichikawa and written by Kon Ichikawa, Shinya Hidaka, and Norio Osada.
The cast features Koji Ishizaka as Kosuke Kindaichi, Yoko Shimada as Tamayo Nonomiya, Teruhiko Aoi as Sukekiyo Inugami / Shizuma Aonuma, Mieko Takamine as Matsuko Inugami, Mitsuko Kusabue as Umeko Inugami, and Miki Sanjō as Takeko Inugami.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Yuji Ohno, cinematography is by Kiyoshi Hasegawa, and it was produced by Haruki Kadokawa and Kiichi Ichikawa.
Is The Inugami Family worth watching?
At 2h 26m, it's a standard feature-length watch.
If you enjoy horror and mystery, The Inugami Family is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of The Inugami Family
Koji Ishizaka
Kosuke Kindaichi
Yoko Shimada
Tamayo Nonomiya
Teruhiko Aoi
Sukekiyo Inugami / Shizuma Aonuma
Mieko Takamine
Matsuko Inugami
Mitsuko Kusabue
Umeko Inugami
Miki Sanjō
Takeko Inugami
Akira Kawaguchi
Sayoko Inugami
Ryoko Sakaguchi
Haru
Minoru Terada
Saruzo
Takeo Chii
Suketake Inugami
Hisashi Kawaguchi
Suketomo Inugami
Akiji Kobayashi
Kokichi Inugami
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▸How long is The Inugami Family?
The Inugami Family runs 2 hours 26 minutes (146 minutes).
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