History Film / SweetHome

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''Sweet Home'' (スウィートホーム) is a 1989 Japanese {{Toku}} haunted house horror movie that would be another obscure piece of cinema sought by horror enthusiasts... if it weren't for the [[VideoGame/SweetHome Famicom game of the same name]]. Experiencing both, in either order, is necessary to fully appreciate the story. Since the trailer advertised both the movie and the game simultaneously, it's safe to say that this was designed as a cross-medium work, despite production on the game starting after production on the film did. Several events occur in a different order.

The story of both the film and the game centers around [[FiveManBand a five-person crew]] that ventures into the long-abandoned mansion of famed artist Mamiya Ichirou with the intent of filming a documentary while attempting to restore Mamiya's works. Upon entering the mansion, the group discovers that the ghost of Lady Mamiya (Ichirou's wife) haunts the place -- and they're trapped inside. The group must now attempt to find a way out alive...and possibly lay Lady Mamiya to rest once and for all along the way.

The film, like the game, has never been released in the States, though it is also similarly easy to track down.

Not to be confused with ''Manga/ChisSweetHome'' (couldn't be farther from it, really).
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!! This film contains examples of:

* AccidentalMurder: Lady Mamiya accidentally [[spoiler:killed her baby by [[MurderByCremation turning on the furnace]] when he was playing inside it]].
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: This literally happens to [[spoiler:Taguchi.]]
%% * AnyoneCanDie:
* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: When Lady Mamiya's spirit manifests herself, Akiko throws a chair at her. Which just explodes upon impact.
* ChekhovsGun: The axe. After Taguchi messes with it, almost hurting somebody, he sets it aside in a corner of the house. [[spoiler:Asuka is later killed by it when it falls toward her.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: Yamamura.
* DefrostingIceQueen: [[spoiler:Before Taguchi's death, Asuka is cold and unresponsive to the group. After her DemonicPossession, she wants to leave the group before she causes any harm. [[HeroicBSOD But after Taguchi's death]], the next time the group sees her, she's literally molten.]]
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Lady Mamiya]] possesses Asuka. [[spoiler:After killing Asuka, she does this to Emi.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:After Lady Mamiya was cornered by the townspeople when she was alive, she threw herself in the furnace that killed their children. Ichirou thought that would stop the horror. He was wrong.]]
* FallingChandelierOfDoom: Akiko is almost crushed by one when she sets out to rescue Emi.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath:
** At about halfway into the film, [[spoiler:Taguchi and Asuka die back to back. Taguchi's bisected by one of Mamiya's shadows before Asuka bludgeons him with a wrench, after which Asuka gets an axe to the face. Her body is melted down afterwards.]]
** In perhaps the most infamous scene in the movie, [[spoiler:Yamamura's skin melts off, leaving only his skeleton behind which then collapses.]]
** Even though it happened before the events of the movie even take place, [[spoiler:innocent children being burned alive is hardly family-friendly.]]
* FiveManBand
** TheHero: '''''Kazuo''''' - The leader of the crew of five who are creating his documentary.
** TheLancer: '''''Asuka''''' - An art restorer[=/=]reporter.
** TheMedic[=/=]{{The Smart G|uy}}irl: '''''Akiko''''' - A director and nurse.
** TheBigGuy: '''''Taguchi/Taro''''' - The cameraman filming the documentary.
** TheChick: '''''Emi''''' - Kazuo's daughter.
** SixthRanger: [[spoiler:'''''Yamamura''''' - Introduced later in the movie and isn't trusted by Kazuo at first.]]
* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler:The accidental death of Mamiya's son is what causes the events of the mansion to unfold.]]
* ForgottenFallenFriend: Definitely a major flaw in the movie, especially since -- unlike the game -- it actually gives CharacterDevelopment and [[AllThereInTheManual character background]] to the cast.
* GhostButler: Happens few times.
* GoryDiscretionShot: Despite not taking discretion in some parts, this happens during [[spoiler:Asuka's ShootTheDog moment]].
* HaHaHaNo: When Kazuo starts laughing about Akiko's worries, she does this.
%% * HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:Taguchi becomes this.]]
%% * HauntedHouse: Mamiya Ichirou's mansion.
%% * HauntedHouseHistorian
%% * HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Asuka, shortly before being killed.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Yamamura]], in order to [[spoiler:save Emi from DemonicPossession.]]
%% * HomicideMachines: The incinerator.
* LivingShadow: How Lady Mamiya manifests herself initially.
* MalevolentArchitecture: Invoked by Lady Mamiya, as she's the one haunting the mansion, except for one specific part of the mansion: [[spoiler:when the incinerator is located at the end of a hallway from the back door ''of the mother's room'', you've got a messed-up house even without a ghost.]]
* MamaBear: Shows just how ''screwed up'' this trope can be. [[spoiler:To wit: Lady Mamiya wants to make sure her dead baby has "playmates" in the next world, so she kills a bunch of other children in the same way her child was accidentally killed (being burned in an incinerator). When someone digs up her baby's corpse, she returns as a ghost, terrorizing her mansion and brutally killing anyone who comes near.]]
* MrExposition: [[spoiler:Yamamura, who tells the people of the legend of the mansion]].
* {{MST}}: A hilarious one of the movie [[http://www.codiekitty.com/File/SuitoHomu/index.htm here.]] Warning: You may never be able to take the movie seriously again.
%% * OneWingedAngel: Lady Mamiya. [[BodyHorror And it's a rather horrific one too]].
* SayMyName: Emi, Yamamura, and Lady Mamiya's names are shouted.
* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:The Memorial Tower where Lady Mamiya's baby is entombed is the only thing stopping Mamiya from haunting the house and continuing to kidnap babies.]]
%% * ShootTheDog: [[spoiler:Asuka has to do this to the zombified Taguchi -- with [[WrenchWhack a wrench]].]]
* SleepMask: Asuka is wearing one when she is sleeping in the car.
* TitleDrop: One fresco says "Home Sweet Home" on it, and a song during the climax also does it.
%% * TooDumbToLive: Taguchi, for knocking over the memorial. [[spoiler:He ends up dead.]]
%% * ToplessnessFromTheBack: We get a glimpse of Akiko doing this as she changes into some new clothes.
%% * TragicMonster: [[spoiler:Taguchi.]]
%% * TwoFaced: The ghost of Lady Mamiya appears like this.
* WrenchWhack: Ami ends up [[spoiler:killing Taguchi by bashing his head in with a wrench.]]
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* AnyoneCanDie:

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:Taguchi becomes this.]]
* HauntedHouse: Mamiya Ichirou's mansion.
* HauntedHouseHistorian
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Asuka, shortly before being killed.]]

* HomicideMachines: The incinerator.

* OneWingedAngel: Lady Mamiya. [[BodyHorror And it's a rather horrific one too]].

* ShootTheDog: [[spoiler:Asuka has to do this to the zombified Taguchi -- with [[WrenchWhack a wrench]].]]

* TooDumbToLive: Taguchi, for knocking over the memorial. [[spoiler:He ends up dead.]]
* ToplessnessFromTheBack: We get a glimpse of Akiko doing this as she changes into some new clothes.
* TragicMonster: [[spoiler:Taguchi.]]
* TwoFaced: The ghost of Lady Mamiya appears like this.

* InfantImmortality: {{Averted}}. [[spoiler:The accidental death of Mamiya's son is what causes the events of the mansion to unfold.]]

** TheLancer: '''''Asuka''''' - An art restorer/reporter.
** TheMedic[=/=]{{The Smart G|uy}}irl: '''''Akiko''''' - A nurse.

''Sweet Home'' is a 1989 Japanese {{Toku}} haunted house horror movie that would be another obscure piece of cinema sought by horror enthusiasts... if it weren't for the [[VideoGame/SweetHome Famicom game of the same name]]. Experiencing both, in either order, is necessary to fully appreciate the story. Since the trailer advertised both the movie and the game simultaneously, it's safe to say that this was designed as a cross-medium work, despite production on the game starting after production on the film did. Several events occur in a different order.

* AnyoneCanDie

''Sweet Home'' is a 1989 Japanese haunted house horror movie that would be another obscure piece of cinema sought by horror enthusiasts... if it weren't for the [[VideoGame/SweetHome Famicom game of the same name]]. Experiencing both, in either order, is necessary to fully appreciate the story. Since the trailer advertised both the movie and the game simultaneously, it's safe to say that this was designed as a cross-medium work, despite production on the game starting after production on the film did. Several events occur in a different order.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:After Lady Mamiya was cornered by the townspeople when she was alive, she threw herself in the furnace that killed their children. Ichirou thought that that would stop the horror. He was wrong.]]

* ApocalypticLog: The frescoes. [[spoiler:There are also the notes left behind by a previous group that never made it out of the mansion.]]

** In perhaps the most infamous scene in the game ''and'' the movie, [[spoiler:Yamamura's skin melts off, leaving only his skeleton behind. In the movie, even ''that'' collapses.]]
** Even though it happened before the events of the game/movie even take place, [[spoiler:innocent children being burned alive is hardly family-friendly.]]

** TheLancer: '''''Asuka''''' - An art restorer/reporter. Serves TheLancer role more obviously in the movie, being uncooperative with the group at first.

** SixthRanger: [[spoiler:'''''Yamamura''''' - Introduced later in the game/movie and isn't trusted by Kazuo at first.]]
* FaceRevealingTurn: Done by certain enemies who turn out to be TwoFaced monsters. [[spoiler:Also happens in the ending where EverybodyLives.]]

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:Taguchi becomes this in the movie.]]

* JigsawPuzzlePlot: To understand exactly ''what'' happened to Ichirou, you have to piece together the various bits of story from the frescos. Do so at your own risk.

* MamaBear: Both the game and movie show just how ''screwed up'' this trope can be. [[spoiler:To wit: Lady Mamiya wants to make sure her dead baby has "playmates" in the next world, so she kills a bunch of other children in the same way her child was accidentally killed (being burned in an incinerator). When someone digs up her baby's corpse, she returns as a ghost, terrorizing her mansion and brutally killing anyone who comes near.]]

* PosthumousCharacter: Kenji, Etsuko, Shogo, Takashi, and all of the undead monsters.

* TwoFaced: Ghost of Lady Mamiya appears like this.

Not to be confused with ''ChisSweetHome'' (couldn't be farther from it, really).

* ChekhovsGun: The axe.

* HauntedHouse

* InfantImmortality: {{Averted}}.

* MrExposition: [[spoiler:Yamamura]].

* SayMyName

* ToplessnessFromTheBack: We get a glimpse of Akiko doing this.

* WrenchWhack

* ForgottenFallenFriend: Definitely a major flaw in the movie, especially since -- unlike the game -- it actually gives CharacterDevelopment and [[AllThereInTheManual character background]] to the [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment characters]].
* ForMassiveDamage: Many enemies take more damage if attacked with specific weapons or objects. While some combinations have a logic (like a camera flash on bats or ghosts and a mallet that shatters evil mirrors) some others are pretty obscure, like using a small lighter on hordes of bloodthirsty worms.

* QuicksandSucks: Several sand traps are found in [[spoiler:the dungeons]]. Anyone who falls in can be rescued with rope, but pulling off a successful rescue takes timing.

* WasOnceAMan: All of the undead enemies are the remains of people who didn't survive their trip to the mansion.

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:Taguchi becomes this in the movie, and in fact, ''becomes'' said enemy.]]

* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: The "Zombie" enemy, as well as Kazuo and Taguchi's death scenes. [[spoiler:Taguchi becomes this in the movie, and in fact, ''becomes'' said enemy.]]

** TheLancer: '''''Asuka''''' - An art restorer/reporter. Has low stats in battle and uses the Vacuum, which cleans dirty frescos and removes glass-shards on the floor while exploring. Serves TheLancer role more obviously in the movie, being uncooperative with the group at first.

** TheChick: '''''Emi''''' - Kazuo's daughter. Is the fastest character in battle, uses the Key to open locked doors while exploring. However, she is a bit of a {{Tomboy}} which shows when she is the only female character able to equip axes.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:After Lady Mamiya was cornered by the townspeople when she was alive, she threw herself in the furnace that killed their children. Ichirou thought that that would stop the horror. [[ItGotWorse He was wrong.]]]]

* ItGotWorse: The film could be considered relatively family-friendly -- up to a certain point.

''Sweet Home'' is a 1989 Japanese haunted house horror movie that would be another obscure piece of cinema sought by horror enthusiasts...if it weren't for the [[VideoGame/SweetHome Famicom game of the same name]]. Experiencing both, in either order, is necessary to fully appreciate the story. Since the trailer advertised both the movie and the game simultaneously, it's safe to say that this was designed as a cross-medium work, despite production on the game starting after production on the film did. Several events occur in a different order.

* JigsawPuzzlePlot: To understand exactly ''what'' happened to Ichirou, you have to piece together the various bits of story from the frescos. [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Do so at your own risk]].

''Sweet Home'' is a 1989 Japanese haunted house horror movie that would be another obscure piece of cinema sought by horror enthusiasts...if it weren't for the [[VideoGame/SweetHome NES game of the same name]]. Experiencing both, in either order, is necessary to fully appreciate the story. Since the trailer advertised both the movie and the game simultaneously, it's safe to say that this was designed as a cross-medium work, despite production on the game starting after production on the film did. Several events occur in a different order.