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Inugami poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 61.8 / 100
2001·Drama / Fantasy / Horror·1h 46m

INUGAMI

Akira, a teacher from Tokyo, has just arrived in a small rural town to begin his new job. Soon after arriving, he meets, and begins to fall for, Miki, a papermaker and part of a large and unusual family. When he learns of an ancient legend that the family carries the curse of the Inugami, or Dog God, he brushes it off as silly superstition. After a series of mysterious deaths, however, the townspeople begin to grow restless, and Akira must confront the truth about Miki and her family.

Above the Line
Masato Harada·DirectorMasato Harada·ScreenplayMasato Harada·WriterJunichi Fujisawa·Director of PhotographyTakatsugu Muramatsu·Original Music ComposerSoichi Ueno·Editor
Cast
Yuki Amami·Miki BonomiyaAtsuro Watabe·Akira NutaharaEugene Harada·Seiji DoiShiho Fujimura·Tomie BonomiyaKazuhiro Yamaji·TakanaoKanako Fukaura·Momoyo BonomiyaShion Machida·Sonoko BonomiyaKenichi Yajima·Michio BonomiyaMasato Irie·Hirofumi BonomiyaMakoto Togashi·Hide Ishiyama - the Nurse
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Masato Harada·DirectorKenji Tominaga·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Masato Harada·WriterMasako Bando·StoryMasato Harada·ScreenplayMasako Bando·Novel
Camera· 1
Junichi Fujisawa·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Soichi Ueno·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Takatsugu Muramatsu·Original Music ComposerTakatsugu Muramatsu·MusicKenji Shibasaki·Sound EffectsJun Nakamura·SoundMizuki Ito·Sound Effects Editor
Art & Design· 5
Hisao Inagaki·Production DesignHisao Inagaki·Art DirectionYukio Yuzawa·Art DirectionHisao Inagaki·Set DecorationYûichi Matsui·Makeup Artist
Production· 9
Shunsuke Yamada·ProducerHisao Nabeshima·ProducerMasato Hara·ProducerFumio Inoue·ProducerMasato Hara·ProducerYasuhiro Fukuoka·CastingShunsuke Yamada·Associate ProducerFumio Inoue·Co-ProducerShigeki Sakakida·Production Manager
Other Departments· 3
Hajime Matsumoto·Special Effects CoordinatorHajime Matsumoto·Special Effects SupervisorTatsumi Nikamoto·Stunt Coordinator
By the Numbers
61.8
OF 100
Master Score
5.9
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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