Curse of The God Dog

– In a rural village with a poorly understood but long standing curse from the Dog God, outsiders from..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
1977
Original Name:
Inugami no tatari
Curse of the God Dog (1977) - Also known as Inugami no tatari

In a rural village with a poorly understood but long standing curse from the Dog God, outsiders from a major Tokyo mining corporation scouting for uranium destroy a small shrine and crush a dog under their jeep wheels. After one of the mining company employees marries the daughter of a prominent member of the village, the Dog God’s wrath boils over and people start to die. The village girl and mining company employee start a new life in Tokyo, but the Dog God possesses her and she is deemed mentally ill. The couple returns to the village to perform an exorcism, but it is unsuccessful. As the body count accumulates, the cause of and remedy for the curse becomes more opaque.

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

18 Jun 1977

Language:

Japanese

Director:

Shun'ya Itô

Writer:

Shun'ya Itô (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Shin'ya Ohwada, Emiko Yamauchi, Masami Hasegawa, Jun Izumi

Plot:

A man looking to mine uranium in a rural Japanese village has the wicked curse of the Dog God set upon him.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.7/10