The Happiness of the Katakuris

The Happiness of the Katakuris

113 mins | Drama, Comedy, Horror | Feb. 23, 2002

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.

The Happiness of the Katakuris

113 mins | Drama, Comedy, Horror | Feb. 23, 2002

The Happiness of the Katakuris
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd., Dentsu, Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS), Sedic International, Eisei Gekijo, Gentosha, Ganmo, Little Garage, Spike K.K.
Original title カタクリ家の幸福
Directors Takashi Miike
Writers Kikumi Yamagishi, Kim Jee-woon

Cast

Kenji Sawada

as Masao Katakuri

Keiko Matsuzaka

as Terue Katakuri

Shinji Takeda

as Masayuki Katakuri

Naomi Nishida

as Shizue Katakuri

Kiyoshiro Imawano

as Richado Sagawa

Tetsurō Tamba

as Granpa Jinpei Katakuri

Naoto Takenaka

as TV Reporter / Singer

Tamaki Miyazaki

as Yurie Katakuri

Takashi Matsuzaki

as Utanomi

Yoshiki Arizono

as Father of the Poor Family

Chihiro Asakawa

as Utanomi's Girlfriend

Kenichi Endo

as Kudou

Moeko Ezawa

as Itako

Yumeki Kanazawa

as Sick Boy

Yoshiyuki Morishita

as Policeman Miyaki

Tokitoshi Shiota

as First Guest