Happiness of the Katakuris (2002)

Synopsis: Best known for his dark splatterfests (AUDITION, ICHI THE KILLER), director Takeshi Miike takes a detour from his usual style with HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS. After losing his job at a department... Best known for his dark splatterfests (AUDITION, ICHI THE KILLER), director Takeshi Miike takes a detour from his usual style with HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS. After losing his job at a department store, patriarch Masao (Kenji Sawada) has opened a country inn at which the whole family can work. The trouble is, whenever someone checks in, they seem to die before checking out! The inn spells a different adventure for each member of the family, and Miike somehow finds the ability to work in some surreal clay animation along with several elaborate karaoke-style musical numbers. KATAKURIS is a one-of-a-kind film which will certainly deliver the goods to adventurous cinephiles! [More]

Starring: Kenji Sawada, Naomi Nishida, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda

Starring: Kenji Sawada, Naomi Nishida, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda, Naoto Takenaka

Director: Takashi Miike

Director: Takashi Miike
Screenwriter: Kikumi Yamagishi

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