It's a ball when it works, which is why fans of Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark, Francois Ozon's 8 Women, and other darkly inspired, genre-bending musical fusions must introduce themselves to the Katakuris.
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10/25/02
Happiness of the Katakuris (2002)
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Reviews Counted:27
Fresh:18
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: If nothing else, Happiness of the Katakuris scores points for its delirious, over-the-top originality.
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Comedies
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... [More]
Starring: Kenji Sawada, Naomi Nishida, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda
Director: Takashi Miike
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Reviews for Happiness of the Katakuris
Miike is also counting on the fact that even if you've seen his other films, they won't help you one whit.
10/25/02
Hardcore Miike fans may want to catch this uncharacteristically upbeat curiosity; however, everyone will be much happier without the Katakuris.
10/24/02
None of this is nearly as hilarious as surely it was meant to be.
10/17/02
Top CriticIn this genre-bending celebration of family values, Miike delivers an imaginative and deliciously delirious mixture of jet black humor and schlock horror.
09/27/02
Katakuris doesn't disappoint, except in that it provides pretty much exactly what one would expect from a Miike musical.
08/28/02
Anyone with a weakness for song-and-dance dementia on the level of Forbidden Zone and Cannibal! The Musical will find all this irresistible.
08/20/02
Though uneven, this genre-defying creation's spectacle is still never less than awesome to behold.
08/19/02
Basically a one joke film, it goes on too long and boredom sets in.
08/18/02
It is enormously entertaining, and it marks a refreshing change of pace for the versatile Miike.
08/16/02
A sour camp musical that trots out most of the standard signifiers of 'outrageousness.'
08/15/02
Top CriticAggressively uneven and frequently humdrum, it also reaches cheerfully ludicrous heights to which few films even aspire.
08/12/02
Anyone who lasts the distance will be treated to some truly absurd sequences.
07/31/02
I swear, you’d think the Katakuris were Fraggles. Any kind of situation is prime reason for these people to burst out into a full-blown musical number...
06/24/02
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