"The Inugami family" was a featured problem-solving drama without an occult touch from the initial writing of the script to contrast strongly with "Yatsuhaka-mura" (Eight Tomb Village) (the film in 1977) (in 1977, Syochiku, directed by Yoshitaro NOMURA) released around the same time.
『犬神家の一族』では脚本第一稿からオカルト色を排除して謎解きドラマを押し出し、同時期の『八つ墓村(1977年の映画)』（1977年、松竹、監督：野村芳太郎）と好対照を成した。