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The Happiness of the Katakuris (2002)

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

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Horror

Runtime : 1H 53M

Director : Takashi Miike
Writer : Kikumi Yamagishi

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.

Actors

Kenji Sawada
Kenji Sawada
Masao Katakuri
Keiko Matsuzaka
Keiko Matsuzaka
Terue Katakuri
Shinji Takeda
Shinji Takeda
Masayuki Katakuri
Naomi Nishida
Naomi Nishida
Shizue Katakuri
Kiyoshiro Imawano
Kiyoshiro Imawano
Richado Sagawa
Tetsurō Tamba
Tetsurō Tamba
Granpa Jinpei Katakuri
Naoto Takenaka
Naoto Takenaka
TV Reporter / Singer
Tamaki Miyazaki
Tamaki Miyazaki
Yurie Katakuri
Takashi Matsuzaki
Takashi Matsuzaki
Utanomi
Yoshiki Arizono
Yoshiki Arizono
Father of the Poor Family
Chihiro Asakawa
Chihiro Asakawa
Utanomi's Girlfriend
Kenichi Endo
Kenichi Endo
Kudou
Moeko Ezawa
Moeko Ezawa
Itako
Yumeki Kanazawa
Yumeki Kanazawa
Sick Boy
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Policeman Miyaki
Tokitoshi Shiota
Tokitoshi Shiota
First Guest

Crews

Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike
Director
Ai Kennedy
Ai Kennedy
Translator
Kikumi Yamagishi
Kikumi Yamagishi
Screenplay
Hirotsugu Yoshida
Hirotsugu Yoshida
Producer
Koji Endo
Koji Endo
Music
Koji Makaino
Koji Makaino
Music
Hideo Yamamoto
Hideo Yamamoto
Director of Photography
Kim Jee-woon
Kim Jee-woon
Original Film Writer
Yasushi Shimamura
Yasushi Shimamura
Editor
Yoshiya Obara
Yoshiya Obara
Sound
Misako Saka
Misako Saka
Visual Effects Supervisor
Yûichi Matsui
Yûichi Matsui
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Trailers and other movies

The Happiness of the Katakuris trailer
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) - Trailer (HQ)

Posters and backgrounds

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