The happiness of the katakuris is a 2001 japanese musical comedy horror film directed by. Happiness of the katakuris japan 2001 1 minutes director. The happiness of the katakuris 2001 trailer hq youtube. Unfortunately their first guest commits suicide and in order to avoid trouble they decide to bury him in the backyard. The happiness of the katakuris 2 5 stars 2 out of 5 stars. The happiness of the katakuris 2001, directed by takashi. The happiness of the katakuris was shot on early hd video, and this avcencoded 1080p 1. Unfortunately, through no fault of their own, none of their guests leave their rooms alive. Much like the majority of takashe miikes career, the kaleidoscopic happiness of the katakuris overwhelms my audio and visual senses to the max with delirious, over the top insanity in its truest and most original for, which fittingly enough fills me with happiness. After he gets sacked from his job as a shoe salesman, masao katakuri and his family take over a holiday hotel in the country. Buy the happiness of the katakuris includes dvd from zavvi, the home of pop culture. The happiness of the katakuris 2001 rotten tomatoes. Ive seen it described as a combination of shallow grave, night of the living dead and the sound of music, but even this wont prepare you for what miike delivers indeed, by the time the first character bursts into song, youve. The happiness of the katakuris coming to arrow video 2015.
The happiness of the katakuris 2002 the hills have eyes 1978 the hills have eyes part 2 1984 the prey 1983 tideland 2006 torso 1973. The happiness of the katakuris is a 2001 film directed by takashi miike, with screenplay by kikumi yamagishi. The katakuri family has just opened their guest house in the mountains. I usually dont have time for movies w a message, but this is a message movie i can get behind.
A unique genre pileup brought to life by the restless imagination of the wildly prolific cult auteur takashi miike. A family moves to the country to run a rustic mountain inn when, to their horror, the customers begin befalling sudden and unlikely fates. The happiness of the katakuris from the guardian the. The happiness of the katakuris 2001 the movie database. Take advantage of great prices on bluray, 4k, merchandise, games, clothing and more.
The happiness of the katakuris presents a family caught between the past and the present in both their general and individual circumstances. Staring kenji sawada, naomi nishida and tetsuro tamba. If nothing else, happiness of the katakuris scores points for its delirious, overthetop originality. The happiness of the katakuris is a work of inspired madness, and one that is seriously difficult to resist. You would be hard pressed to find so different a film from either of those one a sickening horror film and the other a violent gangster film as. Happiness happiness of the katakuris 2001 cd1 happiness of the katakuris 2001 cd2 happy accidents 2000 cd1. Happiness of the katakuris 2001 cd2 searh and download over 80 million dvd quality movies subtitles for happiness of the katakuris 2001 cd2. The only problem is the main road which was supposed to be built right near the white lovers inn doesnt exist yet, and the. One of an amazing seven features directed in 2001 by japans prolific shock auteur takashi miike, the happiness of the katakuris is a gleefully morbid musical comedy about a family of oddballs who open an inn in the mountains.
I saw katakuris a few times in a movie theater, transferred to film, and mistakenly believed the production was. Cinema gadfly episode 24 the happiness of the katakuris. Kim and its 2002 japanese remake the happiness of the katakuris takashi. Happiness of the katakuris the feeling of love youtube. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. The happiness of the katakuris special edition bluray. It is loosely based on the south korean film the quiet family. Ahmad rashad michael jordan didnt release documentary in response to lebron james cavs title. The happiness of the katakuris includes dvd bluray zavvi. The happiness of the katakuris was first shown in japan at the tokyo international film festival in october 2001. Kaige chen 2002 cd1 he ni zai yi qi together kaige chen 2002 cd2 head above water 1996 head of state head over heels 2001.
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that kakihara has only dreamed of achieving. Father, masao katakuri fiftytwo years old has recently been laid off from the. The katakuris are an ordinary family who buy a country resort for hikers, but find that their guests keep dying and they. The happiness of the katakuris by takashi miike kenji. It was like watching the sound of music in the echo, where all conventional ways of dealing with the somber circumstance of life are taken in the form of melodic transgression. The happiness of the katakuris is a 2001 japanese film directed by takashi miike, and is very loosely based on the south korean film the quiet family. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The happiness of the katakuris is a film almost solely addressed to fans of cult, while miike proves, once more, the reason he is considered as one of the most unique filmmakers alive. This movie blends so many different elements that it utterly defies description. Happiness of the katakuris, the dvd 2001 dvd empire. Fans of strange asian movies, horrorcomedy, and rocky horror picture show should not miss this one. The katakuris are an urban family trying to build a life together by leaving the city and opening a guesthouse called the white lovers inn in the mountains.
This one of a kind comedyhorrormusical tells the story of a family struggling to keep a countryside bedandbreakfast afloat. When the winter 2020 anime season began, pet was one of the series that i was the most eager to dive into. With paul whitehouse, fiona allen, mark heap, clive russell. The happiness of the katakuris 2001 directed by takashi. The happiness of katakuris 2002 the happiness of katakuris 2002 friday, december 21, 2012 the initial animated sequence really set the tone for the film, wtf. The happiness of the katakuris, a remake of the very fine korean film the quiet family, finds miike making the kind of inventive, flagrantly bizarre comedy only the japanese seem capable of executing in such a guileless and matteroffact manner.
To that end, arrow video has also created a stellar bluray package for the films highdefinition release, including an impressive if imperfect transfer, and a. From the quiet family to the happiness of the katakuris. Danny spencer is a voice artist who is recently bereaved and having a mid life crisis. I really enjoyed the comic take of the happiness of the katakuris about tragedy, using the family in music and dance as a device to deal with unhappy situations.
If nothing else, the happiness of the katakuris is a lesson in not judging a director by one or two films, as i had seen audition 1999 and one of the dead or alive trilogy, and not liked them. It is in roughly equal parts surreal horror, black comedy, musical, and farce the katakuri family, after a long string of failures decide to pool their remaining. Decasia 2002 destiny 1921 destiny to order 1989 downfall 2004 eyes beyond seeing 1995 faust 1926 galaxis 1995 give my regards to broad street 1984 glass 2019 the green fog 2017 the happiness of the katakuris 2001 hyperspace 1984 incredibles 2 2018 intolerance 1916 italian spiderman 2007 james batman 1966 the last. The happiness of the katakuris was released theatrically in japan on february 16, 2002. Where quiet family was a staid, dry black comedy, katakuris goes for broke with claymation scenes, nobudget musical numbers that would shame any bollywood quickie and overall tasteless.
The happiness of the katakuris is the japanese remake of the korean black comedy, quiet family, as filtered through director miikes pitchblack sensibilities. Happiness of the katakuris, the on dvd 875707003124 from eastern star. With kenji sawada, keiko matsuzaka, shinji takeda, naomi nishida. Well i can honestly say that this is my 1st ever japanese zombie musical. If you want to start a main thehappinessofthekatakuris page, just click the edit button above. The happiness of the katakuris doesnt dispense entirely with the kind of grotesquerie and perversion that have given takashi miikes more notorious films, such as audition and visitor q, their reputations.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Ringu 2 1999 scared stiff 1987 society 1992 itunes extras included the bird with the crystal plumage 1970 the coming of sin 1978 the crazies 1973 itunes extras included the happiness of the katakuris 2002 the hills have eyes 1978 the hills have eyes part 2 1984 the prey 1983 tideland 2006 torso 1973 vampyres 1974 4k. Select one of the letters to view a proper section of titles list. It does, however, begin with a woman discovering a demonic creature in her soup that immediately yanks out her uvula and flies off into a.
The ways in which this story unfolds both the movements of the plot and the manner in which miike relates it. The happiness of the katakuris comes in a 2disc bluraydvd combo. Although the happiness of the katakuris falls firmly into loveitorhateit territory, theres no question its a vibrant and interesting film. Search, discover and share your favorite the happiness of the katakuris gifs.
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