Hausu (House)
Part of the BAMcinématek series Freaky Cats
Sat, Oct 31 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi
With Haruko Wanibuchi
(1977) 88min
Like a Japanese Evil Dead on acid, this surreal, kaleidoscopic trip of a film features swirling, psychedelic visuals, a murderous lampshade, and one truly freaky cat. Seven teenage girls are summoned to an old woman’s possessed mansion where one by one each is murdered by the house in a series of eye-poppingly gruesome set pieces. Alternately satirical and disturbing, this crazed, confounding film takes horror-comedy to a new level.