The Happiness of the Katakuris (2002)
Love. Music. Horror. Volcanos. Cinema was never meant to be like this!
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.
Director: Takashi Miike
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Runtime: 113 min
Release Date: February 23, 2002
Cast
- Kenji Sawada - Masao Katakuri
- 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
- Tamaki Miyazaki - Yurie Katakuri
- Takashi Matsuzaki - Utanomi
- Yoshiki Arizono - Father of the Poor Family
Screenplay
- Kikumi Yamagishi (Screenplay)
- Kim Jee-woon (Original Film Writer)
Music: Koji Endo, Koji Makaino
Cinematography: Hideo Yamamoto
Editing: Yasushi Shimamura
Production: Shochiku, dentsu, Eisei Gekijo, Ganmo, Gentosha, Little Garage, MBS, Sedic International, Spike K.K.
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: $2M
Original Language: ja
Themes
Suicidal Thoughts and Despair
Keywords
suicide, mountain, musical, psychotronic
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Happiness of the Katakuris about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Happiness of the Katakuris?
- The Happiness of the Katakuris was directed by Takashi Miike.
- Who stars in The Happiness of the Katakuris?
- The Happiness of the Katakuris stars Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda, Naomi Nishida, Kiyoshiro Imawano, Tetsuro Tamba.
- How long is The Happiness of the Katakuris?
- The Happiness of the Katakuris has a runtime of 1h 53m (113 minutes).
- What genre is The Happiness of the Katakuris?
- The Happiness of the Katakuris is a Comedy, Drama, Horror film.
- What is the budget of The Happiness of the Katakuris?
- The Happiness of the Katakuris had a budget of $2M.
- Where was The Happiness of the Katakuris produced?
- The Happiness of the Katakuris was produced in Japan.
- What are the themes of The Happiness of the Katakuris?
- The themes of The Happiness of the Katakuris include: Suicidal Thoughts and Despair.