Sweet Home

Sweet Home

1989 · 103 min · ★ 6.4 · Horror

Working on a documentary about infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro, a TV crew filming at his old home come under attack from the ghost of the painter's wife.

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa · Written by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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