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

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)

Trailer

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