The Happiness of the Katakuris
Director: Takashi Miike
Cast:
Kenji Sawada ... Masao Katakuri
Keiko Matsuzaka ... Terue Katakuri
Shinji Takeda ... Masayuki Katakuri
Naomi Nishida ... Shizue Katakuri
Kiyoshiro Imawano ... Richâdo Sagawa
Tetsuro Tamba ... Ojîsan Jinpei Katakuri
Naoto Takenaka ... TV Reporter / Singer
Tamaki Miyazaki ... Yurie Katakuri
Takashi Matsuzaki ... Utanômi
Description: A morbid musical about a family's plight to make their Bed and Breakfast venture success. The Katakuris family buy and fix up an old house in the boonies and turn it into a Bed and Breakfast, but their guest keep dieing and the situations leave the family scrambling to avoid local scandal and financial ruin. Based on the Korean movie "The Quite Family".
Review: This movie is surprisingly amazing and hilarious. I rented this from Blockbuster expecting a zombie/horror movie but what I got was something much better. It was entertaining with the way the musical numbers were embedded and how the claymation was used to replace expensive stunts and CGI; it gave it a surrealistic edge and added to the comical feel. The movie does have serious points but the scenes are not long and do not interfere with the films corkiness. If you are looking to watch a soon to be cult classic in America this would be it. It is right up there with Dead Alive and Army of Darkness.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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