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The Happiness of the Katakuris

R1h 53m2002Takashi Miike
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"Love. Music. Horror. Volcanos. Cinema was never meant to be like this!"

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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SuicideMountainMusicalPsychotronic

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What is The Happiness of the Katakuris (2002) about?

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.

Who stars in The Happiness of the Katakuris?

The Happiness of the Katakuris stars Kenji Sawada (Masao Katakuri), Keiko Matsuzaka (Terue Katakuri), Shinji Takeda (Masayuki Katakuri), Naomi Nishida (Shizue Katakuri), Kiyoshiro Imawano (Richard Sagawa). The film was directed by Takashi Miike.

How long is The Happiness of the Katakuris?

The Happiness of the Katakuris has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2002. It is rated R.

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