The Happiness of the Katakuris (カタクリ家の幸福) 22 years old
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.
Credits
The Happiness of the Katakuris Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kenji Sawada He was 53, now 76 years old | as Masao Katakuri |
| Yoshiyuki Morishita He was 38, now 62 years old | as Policeman Miyaki |
| Ken'ichi Endô He was 40, now 63 years old | as Kudou |
| Naoto Takenaka He was 45, now 68 years old | as TV Reporter / Singer |
| Shinji Takeda He was 28, now 52 years old | as Masayuki Katakuri |
| Tokitoshi Shiota | as First guest |
| Naomi Nishida She was 29, now 52 years old | as Shizue Katakuri |
| Keiko Matsuzaka She was 49, now 72 years old | as Terue Katakuri |
| Tetsurō Tamba He was 79, 84 years old when he died | as Ojîsan Jinpei Katakuri |
| Yumeki Kanazawa | as Byôki otoko no ko |
| Yoshiki Arizono He was 41, now 64 years old | as Father of the poor family |
| Tamaki Miyazaki | as Yurie Katakuri |
| Chihiro Asakawa She was 22, now 46 years old | as Utanômi's girlfriend |
| Kiyoshiro Imawano He was 50, 58 years old when he died | as Richâdo Sagawa |
| Takashi Matsuzaki | as Utanômi |
The Happiness of the Katakuris Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Kôji Endô as Music. He was 37 (now 61) years old | Sound |
| Ai Kennedy as Translator. | Crew |
| Kikumi Yamagishi as Screenplay. | Writing |
| Hirotsugu Yoshida as Producer. | Production |
| Kôji Makaino as Music. | Sound |
| Takashi Miike as Director. He was 41 (now 64) years old | Directing |
| Kim Jee-woon as Original Film Writer. He was 37 (now 60) years old | Writing |
| Hideo Yamamoto as Director of Photography. He was 33 (now 56) years old | Camera |
The Happiness of the Katakuris (22 years)
Love. Music. Horror. Volcanos. Cinema was never meant to be like this!
- Release day: Saturday, February 23, 2002
- Runtime: 113 minutes