The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)
- Original title
- カタクリ家の幸福
- Directed by
- Takashi Miike
- Genre
- comedy film, comedy horror, musical film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 224 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A family runs a remote bed and breakfast that attracts guests who keep dying. The family tries to hide the deaths while breaking into song and dance.
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What happens
The Happiness of the Katakuris (カタクリ家の幸福, Katakuri-ke no Kōfuku) is a 2001 Japanese musical comedy horror film directed by Takashi Miike, with screenplay by Kikumi Yamagishi. It is loosely based on the South Korean film The Quiet Family. The film is a surreal horror-comedy in the farce tradition, which includes claymation sequences, musical and dance numbers, a karaoke-style sing-along scene, and dream sequences. The film won a Special Jury Prize for its director at the 2004 Gérardmer Film Festival and has received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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