Murder of the Inugami Clan
Seen it?2006 | 134 min | Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for armchair detectives and anyone interested in what war does to people. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along. A good follow-up to The Big Sleep or Shadow of a Doubt. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Tense from early on, at 2 hr 14 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not ideal if you just want to unwind.
Inugami Sahei, who built up the wealth of the Inugami Clan, passes away, leaving a will with Furudate, his legal adviser, for his daughters Matsuko, Takeko and Umeko, all of whom have different mothers, and for their sons, as well as for Nonomiya Tamayo, the granddaughter of a person to whom Sahei feels heavily indebted. The will states that all his assets are inherited by Tamayo alone, on the condition that she marries one of the sons of the daughters. Furudate's assistant learns the content of the will, and seeks advice from Kindaichi Kosuke, a private detective, as he senses the air of unease. Shortly afterwards, murders start to occur one after another in the clan.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
- Koji IshizakaKosuke Kindaichi
- Nanako MatsushimaTamayo Nonomiya
- Kikugoro Onoe VIIISukekiyo Inugami
- Sumiko FujiMatsuko Inugami
- Keiko MatsuzakaTakeko Inugami
- Hisako MandaUmeko Inugami
- Shingo KatsurayamaSuketake Inugami
- Mansaku IkeuchiSuketomo Inugami
- Toshiya NagasawaSaruzo
- Saburo IshikuraFujisaki Kanshiki-ka-in