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Love. Music. Horror. Volcanos. Cinema was never meant to be like this! - The Happiness of the Katakuris
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Title: The Happiness of the Katakuris

Release Date: 23 Feb 2002

Runtime: 1h 53m

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror

Director: Shochiku, dentsu, Eisei Gekijo, Ganmo, Gentosha, Little Garage, MBS, Sedic International, Spike K.K.

Production Companies: Shochiku, dentsu, Eisei Gekijo, Ganmo, Gentosha, Little Garage, MBS, Sedic International, Spike K.K.

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.93 (200 votes)

Cast

  • Masao Katakuri: Kenji Sawada
  • Terue Katakuri: Keiko Matsuzaka
  • Masayuki Katakuri: Shinji Takeda
  • Shizue Katakuri: Naomi Nishida
  • Richado Sagawa: Kiyoshiro Imawano
  • Granpa Jinpei Katakuri: Tetsuro Tamba
  • TV Reporter / Singer: Naoto Takenaka
  • Yurie Katakuri: Tamaki Miyazaki
  • Utanomi: Takashi Matsuzaki
  • Father of the Poor Family: Yoshiki Arizono
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