The New York Times
A sour camp musical that trots out most of the standard signifiers of 'outrageousness.'
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The Happiness of the Katakuris
Japanese film icon Takashi Miike directs this quirky musical comedy horror loosely based on the South Korean film, A Quiet Family.
A family who has just opened a rustic mountain inn finds their customers befalling sudden and unlikely fates...
2001Rating: R16, Violence113 minsJapanJapanese with English subtitles
ComedyFantasyHorrorMusicalWorld Cinema
- Director:
- Takashi Miike ('Ichi the Killer', '13 Assassins', 'Audition')
- Writer:
- Kikumi Yamagishi
- Cast:
- Kenji SawadaKeiko MatsuzakaShinji TakedaNaomi NishidaKiyoshirô ImawanoTetsurô TanbaNaoto TakenakaTamaki Miyazaki
The Happiness of the Katakuris / Reviews
Empire Magazine
The director, bizarrely, uses the medium of zombie musical to show the charmingly shambolic way in which he embraces good-old family values - a feat that has to be commended.
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