House (1977) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A teenage girl's summer escape becomes a surreal nightmare governed by a haunted house and an unresolved bridal curse.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

A Vacation Away From Home

Gorgeous reacts to her father's marriage by arranging a summer visit to her aunt's country house. She brings six friends, and the seemingly ordinary arrival establishes the broken refrigerator and the watermelon in the well.

Key Events

• Gorgeous Learns Of Marriage — Her widowed father returns from Italy and announces that he has married. Characters: Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother Location: Tokyo home
• Letter To Her Aunt — Distraught, Gorgeous writes asking whether she may spend summer with her aunt. Characters: Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother Location: Gorgeous's bedroom
• Friends Join The Trip — Gorgeous invites her six friends to accompany her to the countryside. Characters: Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother, Fantasy, Prof, Kung Fu, Melody, Sweet, Mac Location: Tokyo
• Arrival At The Country House — The girls arrive, greet the aunt, and present a watermelon. Characters: Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother, Fantasy, Prof, Kung Fu, Melody, Sweet, Mac Location: Aunt's country house
• Watermelon In The Well — The girls place the watermelon in the well because the refrigerator is broken. Characters: Fantasy, Prof, Kung Fu, Melody, Sweet, Mac Location: Well outside the house

The House Bares Its Teeth

Mac disappears at the well, and Fantasy encounters Mac's flying severed head. The girls then face living household objects, the aunt disappears, and several friends are attacked.

Key Events

• Mac Disappears At The Well — Mac retrieves the watermelon and does not return; Fantasy investigates. Characters: Mac, Fantasy Location: Well outside the house
• The Head Bites Fantasy — Mac's severed head flies up and bites Fantasy before she escapes. Characters: Fantasy, Mac Location: Well outside the house
• Supernatural Traps Begin — The girls begin encountering household items that behave as living supernatural traps. Characters: Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother, Fantasy, Prof, Kung Fu, Melody, Sweet Location: Inside the country house
• The Aunt Enters The Refrigerator — The aunt enters the broken refrigerator and disappears. Characters: Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother Location: Country house kitchen
• Mirror Possesses Gorgeous — Gorgeous becomes possessed after using her aunt's mirror. Characters: Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother Location: Country house
• Flaming Logs Attack Kung Fu — Kung Fu is attacked by flaming logs and loses her skirt. Characters: Kung Fu Location: Country house

Escape Becomes Impossible

The girls cannot leave the house and discover Mac's hand in a jar. Melody's attempt to comfort the group ends when the piano attacks and consumes her.

Key Events

• Mattresses Take Sweet — Sweet disappears after mattresses attack her. Characters: Sweet Location: Country house
• The Girls Try To Escape — The girls attempt to flee, but those remaining inside become locked in. Characters: Fantasy, Prof, Kung Fu, Melody Location: Country house
• Mac's Hand In A Jar — Searching for the aunt, the girls discover Mac's severed hand in a jar. Characters: Fantasy, Prof, Kung Fu, Melody Location: Country house
• Melody Plays The Piano — Melody plays piano to lift the group's spirits while the others hear singing upstairs. Characters: Melody, Fantasy, Prof, Kung Fu Location: Piano room
• The Piano Eats Melody — The piano bites Melody's fingers and ultimately consumes her. Characters: Melody, Prof, Kung Fu Location: Piano room

The Bride And The Diary

Prof and Kung Fu find Gorgeous in a bridal gown and discover Sweet's body inside a clock. The survivors barricade themselves upstairs and read the aunt's diary.

Key Events

• Gorgeous Wears Bridal Gown — Prof and Kung Fu find Gorgeous in a bridal gown, displaying the aunt's diary. Characters: Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother, Prof, Kung Fu Location: Upper floor
• Sweet In The Clock — Kung Fu follows Gorgeous and finds Sweet's body trapped inside a bleeding clock. Characters: Kung Fu, Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother Location: Upper floor
• The Survivors Barricade Upstairs — The remaining girls barricade the upper floor and read the diary. Characters: Fantasy, Prof, Kung Fu Location: Upper floor
• The Curse Is Revealed — Gorgeous's giant head explains that the aunt died waiting for her wartime fiancé and now eats unmarried girls. Characters: Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother, Fantasy, Prof, Kung Fu Location: Upper floor

Blood, Reflection, And Ashes

Gorgeous's giant head explains the aunt's curse, after which the household objects destroy Kung Fu and Prof. Fantasy approaches Gorgeous's reflection, and the final arrival is consumed by fire.

Key Events

• Kung Fu Destroys The Portrait — Kung Fu attacks the cat after Prof's warning, is eaten by a light fixture, and damages the portrait. Characters: Kung Fu, Prof, Fantasy Location: Upper floor
• Blood Floods The Room — The damaged portrait gushes blood and floods the room. Characters: Kung Fu, Prof, Fantasy Location: Upper floor
• Prof Dissolves Underwater — A toothed jar pulls Prof underwater, where she dissolves. Characters: Prof, Fantasy Location: Flooded upper floor
• Fantasy Meets The Reflection — Fantasy paddles toward Gorgeous, whose reflection appears as the aunt and cradles her. Characters: Fantasy, Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother Location: Flooded room
• Ryoko Is Consumed — In the morning, Gorgeous greets the arriving new wife, whose handshake burns her away. Characters: Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother Location: Country house

Story Breakdown

• Broken Family Plans — Gorgeous's expected vacation collapses when her father announces his marriage.
  • Marriage Announcement — Her father returns from Italy and announces that he has married.
  • Letter To Aunt — Gorgeous asks to spend the summer away from home.
• Friends Enter The House — Gorgeous brings six friends to the countryside, where ordinary hospitality conceals danger.
  • Country Arrival — The girls greet the aunt and present a watermelon.
  • Watermelon In Well — The broken refrigerator leads them to store the watermelon in the well.
• First Supernatural Attacks — The house reveals its hostility through Mac's disappearance and animated household objects.
  • Mac's Flying Head — Mac's severed head attacks Fantasy at the well.
  • Living Household Objects — Mirrors, logs, mattresses, and other objects attack the girls.
• Friends Are Isolated — Escape fails as the house separates and destroys the visitors one by one.
  • Locked Inside — The girls cannot leave after Gorgeous exits through a door.
  • Piano Eats Melody — Melody's attempt to comfort the group ends in her death.
• Diary Reveals The Curse — The survivors investigate the upper floor and learn why unmarried girls are targeted.
  • Bridal Gown Vision — Gorgeous appears upstairs wearing a bridal gown.
  • Aunt's Waiting Curse — The giant head explains the aunt's death and murderous curse.
• Flooded Final Nightmare — The house's final attacks eliminate the investigators before Fantasy is absorbed into the reflection.
  • Portrait Releases Blood — Kung Fu damages the cat portrait, causing the room to flood with blood.
  • Reflection Embraces Fantasy — Fantasy approaches Gorgeous, who appears as the aunt in reflection.
• Morning Aftermath — The supernatural household remains active after the apparent end of the massacre.
  • Gorgeous In Kimono — Gorgeous appears in a kimono and says the others will soon wake.
  • Burning Handshake — The arriving new wife burns away when Gorgeous shakes her hand.

Directed by

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Key Cast

• Kimiko Ikegami — Gorgeous / Gorgeous' Mother
• Kumiko Ohba — Fantasy
• Ai Matsubara — Prof
• Miki Jinbo — Kung Fu
• Eriko Tanaka — Melody