House (Criterion Collection)

A young girl unhappy about her father's second marriage hopes a vacation with friends to her sickly aunt's house will afford her some refuge. Sorry! Instead, she and the other children encounter a residence overwhelmed by forces of demonic power that take surreal and scarifying control. Mixing animation and absurdity into the chills, this incredibly strange Japanese thriller from director Nobuhiko Obayashi stars Kimiko Ikegami, Ai Matsubara. 88 min. Soundtrack: Japanese Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; bonus short "Emotion" (1966); featurettes; theatrical trailer. In Japanese with English subtitles.