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The Black House

The Black House

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The Black House

"Home is where the horror is."

1999

1h 58m

6.1(16 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Overview

A timid insurance agent investigates a possible insurance fraud case that involves a death. As the facts are slowly revealed, he becomes progressively more frightened.

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Production Companies

Asmik Ace Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Seiyo Uchino

Seiyo Uchino

Shinji Wakatsuki

Shinobu Otake

Shinobu Otake

Sachiko Komoda

Masahiko Nishimura

Masahiko Nishimura

Shigenori Komoda

Misato Tanaka

Misato Tanaka

Megumi Kurosawa

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Kou Machida

Kou Machida

Officer Matsui

Kenichi Katsura

Katsumi Kaneishi

Katsunobu Ito

Katsunobu Ito

Sumifuji

Daikichi Sugawara

Daikichi Sugawara

Osako

Koji Sato

Creative team

Directed by: Yoshimitsu Morita
Written by: Sumio Ōmori

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