framethrowerSign up for free

House (Hausu) (1977)

Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi · Cinematography by Yoshitaka Sakamoto

88 min57 frames

ComedyFantasyHorror

In the heart of a violet forest, an old house awaits young girls.

IMDb ↗Watch on Amazon ↗

Stills, screencaps & shots from House (Hausu)

16 of 57 frames — the full set is searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, color and mood with a free account.

House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: closeup — An unidentified young woman stands against an abstract background of green and purple light. Her dark…House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: wide — An open field with tall dry grass extends toward a cloudy, overcast horizon. A young woman in a white…House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: wide — A dark, sparsely furnished traditional room with tatami mats and paper sliding doors. A large woman's face…House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: closeup — A woman stands in total darkness, illuminated only by candles positioned in the foreground. She wears a…House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: closeup — A woman looks down from an upper landing into a dimly lit interior space. She smiles while leaning over…House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: wide — A two-story villa sits behind a high plastered wall covered in climbing vines. A person in light clothing…House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: wide — A top-down view shows a room with a grand piano and a floor lamp. Two figures stand together in the top…House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: wide — A dark tree structure stands against a night sky with a pale moon. Two glowing square windows are visible…House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: wide — Two women kneel facing each other in a room with traditional shoji screens. They extend their hands toward…House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: medium — A woman sits before a tripartite mirror in a dimly lit room with vintage furniture. She holds a small…House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: closeup — A person holds a large, bright green serrated leaf obscuring part of their face. Cyan Japanese text…House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: wide — A rural hillside features a small residential building nestled among dense green trees. An out-of-focus…House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: closeup — A woman stands in a dimly lit interior space with soft green illumination. She wears sunglasses and a…House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: wide — A rural landscape features a large tree next to a parked bus. A group of people stands by the vehicle in…House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: closeup — A person hangs upside down in a dimly lit, red-saturated interior space. The subject's face is dimly…House (Hausu) (1977) movie still: fullbody — A woman stands on an outdoor railway platform with arched glass roofing and brick pillars. She holds a…
House (Hausu) (1977) — © Toho Eizo Bijutsu

House (Hausu) — official trailer

What is House (Hausu) about?

Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.

Where can you watch House (Hausu)?

US availability for House (Hausu) (1977). Data by JustWatch, listings on TMDB. Availability changes — check the provider for current listings.

Who stars in House (Hausu)?

Who made House (Hausu)?

What does the cinematography of House (Hausu) look like?

Across 57 sampled frames, House (Hausu) builds its coverage from close-ups (35% of the sample), with wide compositions (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Yoshitaka Sakamoto keeps 40% of it in soft, low-key light. 51% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 67% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of House (Hausu)?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of House (Hausu) (1977) are #362f2c, #f7f6f5, #0a090a, #29120e, #564f4a, #d3d2d1 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #362f2c
  • #f7f6f5
  • #0a090a
  • #29120e
  • #564f4a
  • #d3d2d1

See the full House (Hausu) colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

House (Hausu) ranks in

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 57 frames of House (Hausu) (1977), and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.

Sign up for freeAPI & MCP docs

Techniques in this film

More films by Nobuhiko Obayashi

More Comedy films

Cast, trailer and streaming data from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.