The Happiness of the Katakuris
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Synopsis
The Katakuri family has recently opened their guest house in the mountains. Their first guest commits suicide, and to avoid drawing attention, they decide to bury him in the backyard. The situation becomes increasingly complex when their second guest, a renowned sumo wrestler, dies during a sexual encounter with his underage girlfriend, causing the grave in the backyard to grow fuller.
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Edited by Yasushi ShimamuraShot by Hideo YamamotoScored by Koji Makaino
Box Office
2002 · Box office
Produced on a $1.5M budget
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$1.5M
Also known as
- The Happiness of the Katakurisde
- The Happiness of the Katakurisen
- La felicidad de los Katakuries
- La Mélodie du malheurfr
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Cast & Crew
19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Keiko Matsuzaka
as Terue Katakuri
Shinji Takeda
as Masayuki Katakuri
Naomi Nishida
as Shizue Katakuri
Kiyoshiro Imawano
as Richâdo Sagawa
Tetsuro Tanba
as Grandpa Jinpei Katakuri
Naoto Takenaka
as Singer
Tamaki Miyazaki
as Yurie Katakuri
Takashi Matsuzaki
as Utanômi
Kenji Sawada
as Masao Katakuri
Yoshiki Arizono
as Father of the poor family
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