GonneVille Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 And it's going to probably be pretty darn obscure. The plot as I recall involved a young couple purchasing a house in Japan, and discovering a ring hidden under the floorboards. In flashback style, the ring is revealed to have belonged to a woman who was killed by her jealous lover, who then killed himself, many years ago. Their spirits then take over the modern couple, and they repeat the tragedy again. I have no idea who was in it, and only saw it twice, and that was back in the 80s, so you can see why I say it's going to be obscure. I know that it had to be from before 1984, because that was when I saw it, on HBO. It was also sub-titled, at least in the flashback sequences. I'm pretty sure it was a big studio film, not a small release, because it was on good film stock. I don't recall much gore or blood, so it was probably a drama, not a horror movie. Anyone got any ideas what it may have been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonneVille Posted November 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Anybody? Please, this is driving me crazy!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmrmnhrm Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Sorry man... best I can suggest is throwing search terms at google and hoping someone wrote a review using the words you picked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Sorry man... best I can suggest is throwing search terms at google and hoping someone wrote a review using the words you picked. And if this works, imediately go out and buy a lottery ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 sounds like an 80's version of The Grudge (2004). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Movies released in 1980- The Empire Strikes Back Superman II starring Christopher Reeve Nine to Five starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton 1981- Raiders of the Lost Ark, starring Harrison Ford Superman II Stir Crazy Nine to Five Stripes, starring Bill Murray and Warren Oates Any Which Way You Can Arthur The Cannonball Run The Four Seasons For Your Eyes Only 1982-E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Rocky III, starring Sylvester Stallone On Golden Pond Porky's An Officer and a Gentleman The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Poltergeist Annie Chariots of Fire 1983-Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance Staying Alive Octopussy Mr. Mom, starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr 48 Hours National Lampoon's Vacation Risky Business, starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca DeMornay The Verdict Jaws 3-D Never Say Never Again 1984-Ghostbusters, starring Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, starring Harrison Ford Gremlins Beverly Hills Cop, starring Eddie Murphy Terms of Endearment (includes some 1983 revenues) The Karate Kid, starring Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Police Academy starring Steve Guttenberg, and Kim Catrall Romancing the Stone, starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner Sudden Impact (includes some 1983 revenues) Footloose Splash Purple Rain, starring Prince Amadeus The Terminator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 man, now I feel old. Movies released in 1980- The Empire Strikes Back Superman II starring Christopher Reeve Nine to Five starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton 1981- Raiders of the Lost Ark, starring Harrison Ford Superman II Stir Crazy Nine to Five Stripes, starring Bill Murray and Warren Oates Any Which Way You Can Arthur The Cannonball Run The Four Seasons For Your Eyes Only 1982-E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Rocky III, starring Sylvester Stallone On Golden Pond Porky's An Officer and a Gentleman The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Poltergeist Annie Chariots of Fire 1983-Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance Staying Alive Octopussy Mr. Mom, starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr 48 Hours National Lampoon's Vacation Risky Business, starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca DeMornay The Verdict Jaws 3-D Never Say Never Again 1984-Ghostbusters, starring Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, starring Harrison Ford Gremlins Beverly Hills Cop, starring Eddie Murphy Terms of Endearment (includes some 1983 revenues) The Karate Kid, starring Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Police Academy starring Steve Guttenberg, and Kim Catrall Romancing the Stone, starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner Sudden Impact (includes some 1983 revenues) Footloose Splash Purple Rain, starring Prince Amadeus The Terminator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 The House Where Evil Dwells sounds familiar. Samarurai murders his wife's lover and then in the 1800s and then posses everyone that moves into the house to do the same. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084096/ If this is right, I found it by googling.... 1980 HBO japan house ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonneVille Posted November 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 YES!!!! That's the one right there. Dang, I never even thought of comboing with the year as a term, wonder if that omission pushed the result past the first couple of pages returned. I kept getting pages of returns for "Ringu" and "The Ring". Thanks Akula, you won't believe how badly that has been gnawing at my soul...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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