Comedy ·Drama ·Horror · Japan · 2002 · 1h 53m

The Happiness of the Katakuris

カタクリ家の幸福

The Happiness of the Katakuris poster
Director
Takashi Miike
Cast
Kenji Sawada as Masao Katakuri Keiko Matsuzaka as Terue Katakuri Shinji Takeda as Masayuki Katakuri Naomi Nishida as Shizue Katakuri Kiyoshiro Imawano as Richard Sagawa Tetsuro Tamba as Granpa Jinpei Katakuri
Crew
Hideo Yamamoto — Director of Photography Yasushi Shimamura — Editor Koji Endo — Original Music Composer Koji Makaino — Original Music Composer Kikumi Yamagishi — Screenplay Hirotsugu Yoshida — Producer
Tagline

Love. Music. Horror. Volcanos. Cinema was never meant to be like this!

Synopsis

The Katakuri family has just opened their guest house in the mountains. Unfortunately their first guest commits suicide and in order to avoid trouble they decide to bury him in the backyard. Things get way more complicated when their second guest, a famous sumo wrestler, dies while having sex with his underage girlfriend and the grave behind the house starts to fill up more and more.

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Mood & Themes
suicidemountainmusicalpsychotronic
Key Collaborators
Takashi Miike Director Hideo Yamamoto Director of Photography Yasushi Shimamura Editor Koji Endo Original Music Composer Koji Makaino Original Music Composer Kikumi Yamagishi Screenplay Hirotsugu Yoshida Producer
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