The Happiness of the Katakuris

Year: 2001

Runtime: 113 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Takashi Miike

ComedyHorrorDramaSong and danceCrude humor and satire

Love, music, horror and volcanoes collide in a wildly absurd tale. The Katakuri family opens a mountain guest house, but their first visitor commits suicide and they hastily bury him in the backyard. Chaos escalates when a famous sumo wrestler dies during intercourse with his under‑age girlfriend, causing the grave behind the house to fill ever deeper.

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