The Happiness of the Katakuris
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| The Happiness of the Katakuris | |
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 US DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Takashi Miike |
| Produced by | Hirotsugu Yoshida |
| Written by | Kikumi Yamagishi |
| Music by | Koji Endo Koji Makaino |
| Cinematography | Hideo Yamamoto |
| Editing by | Yasushi Shimamura |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
| Released | February 16, 2002 |
| Running time | 113 min. |
| IMDb profile | |
| JMDb profile | |
| Trailer | |
The Happiness of the Katakuris (カタクリ家の幸福 Katakuri-ke no kofuku) is a 2001 Japanese musical directed by Takashi Miike.
[edit] Plot
The Katakuris are a dysfunctional, yet loving family who open a guest house in the country. Unfortunately their paying guests tend to drop dead for one reason or another shortly after checking in. In a desperate attempt to hide these deaths that could ruin their little business, the family decides to quietly bury the corpses behind the house.
[edit] Cast
- Kenji Sawada ... Masao Katakuri
- Keiko Matsuzaka ... Terue Katakuri
- Shinji Takeda ... Masayuki Katakuri
- Naomi Nishida ... Shizue Katakuri
- Kiyoshiro Imawano ... Richado Sagawa
- Tetsuro Tamba ... Ojîsan Jinpei Katakuri
- Naoto Takenaka ... TV Reporter/Singer
- Tamaki Miyazaki ... Yurie Katakuri
- Takashi Matsuzaki ... Utanomi
- Yoshiki Arizono ... Father of the poor family
- Chihiro Asakawa ... Utanômi's girlfriend
- Masahiro Asakawa
- Kenichi Endo ... Kudou
- Moeko Ezawa
- Akiko Hatakeyama
- Yumeki Kanazawa ... Byôki otoko no ko
- Maro
- Aya Meguro
- Yoshiyuki Morishita ... Policeman Miyaki
- Yuka Nakatani
- Miho Sawada
- Tokitoshi Shiota ... First guest
[edit] External links
- The Happiness of the Katakuris review at KFCC
- The Happiness of the Katakuris at Wikipedia
