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冠婚葬祭屋

冠婚葬祭屋 poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan

How it feels

A man quits his office job and starts a business planning unusual wedding and funeral ceremonies. His father, a folklore professor, disapproves of his eccentric ideas. The series follows their funny family interactions and the odd events they get involved in.

quirkylightheartedplayfulcomedicfamily-focusedabsurdnostalgicwhimsical

What happens

『冠婚葬祭屋』(かんこんそうさいや)は、1972年1月8日から同年4月1日まで、NETテレビ(現・テレビ朝日)系列にて放映されたテレビドラマ。 サラリーマンを辞めた神村太郎は、父・万太郎が古代から現代まであらゆる祭式を扱う民俗学の権威で大学講師であることからこれをヒントに、平安時代式やケニア式など、奇抜な冠婚葬祭をプロデュースするという仕事を始めた。このことに父・万太郎は憤り、顔をしかめるばかり。そんな親子と周りの人物とが織り成すコメディードラマ。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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