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69% Critic Match
The Happiness of the Katakuris
“Love. Music. Horror. Volcanos. Cinema was never meant to be like this!”
6.9 / 10• 2002• 1h 53m•R• Japanese
ComedyDramaHorror
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Kenji Sawada
Masao Katakuri
Lead
Keiko Matsuzaka
Terue Katakuri
Shinji Takeda
Masayuki Katakuri
Naomi Nishida
Shizue Katakuri
Kiyoshiro Imawano
Richard Sagawa
Tetsuro Tamba
Granpa Jinpei Katakuri
Naoto Takenaka
TV Reporter / Singer
TM
Tamaki Miyazaki
Yurie Katakuri
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takashi Miike's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Happiness of the Katakuris is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
