Film2002113 min

The Happiness of the Katakuris

Name: The Happiness of the Katakuris
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Released: 2002
Duration: 113 min
Cast: Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda, Naomi Nishida, Kiyoshiro Imawano

Taste attributes: comedydramahorrormusic/dancemusicalfantasyfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Love. Music. Horror. Volcanos. Cinema was never meant to be like this!"

Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, otherworldly horror comedy, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.1 /10

TMDB · 132 votes

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Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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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