Stars: Kenji Sawada, Naomi Nishida, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda, Tetsuro Tamba

Director: Takashi Miike

Summary: The Katakuris are an seemingly normal kind of family and they dream of owning their own country inn. Their dreams come true and they start up the business, however, things don't go quite to plan when all of their guests drop down dead... The family decide to keep the deaths a secret in order to protect their business and take to burying the bodies in a nearby forest...

Best known for his dark splatterfests (AUDITION, ICHI THE KILLER), director Takeshi Miike takes a detour from his usual style with HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS. After losing his job at a department store, patriarch Masao (Kenji Sawada) has opened a country inn at which the whole family can work. The trouble is, whenever someone checks in, they seem to die before checking out! The inn spells a different adventure for each member of the family, and Miike somehow finds the ability to work in some surreal clay animation along with several elaborate karaoke-style musical numbers.

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Aspect Ratio:	1.77 Wide Screen
Main Language:	Japanese
Region:	Region 0
Special Features:	Star And Director Filmographies, Scene Selection, Jamie Russell Film Notes, Miike Takashi Trailer Reel, Miike Takashi Audio Commentary, Miike Takashi Interview, Making Of Documentary, Original Theatrical Trailer, TV Spots
Subtitles:	English
Year:	2001
Release Date:	September 29, 2003
Runtime:	113 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	T V D 3433
Label:	Asia Extreme
Keywords:	Action, Subtitled, General, Wide, Screen, Happiness, Japanese, Adventure, Katakuris
Genre:	Action/Adventure