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The Happiness of the Katakuris(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-02-23
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222 Votes
Time: 1h 53m
Love. Music. Horror. Volcanos. Cinema was never meant to be like this!
Overview:
The Katakuri family has just opened their guest house in the mountains. Unfortunately their first guest commits suicide and in order to avoid trouble they decide to bury him in the backyard. Things get way more complicated when their second guest, a famous sumo wrestler, dies while having sex with his underage girlfriend and the grave behind the house starts to fill up more and more.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
Budget: $1,500,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Ganmo
Gentosha
Little Garage
Spike K.K.
Movie: The Happiness of the Katakuris
Top 10 Billed Cast
沢田研二
Masao Katakuri
松坂慶子
Terue Katakuri
武田真治
Masayuki Katakuri
西田尚美
Shizue Katakuri
忌野清志郎
Richard Sagawa
丹波哲郎
Granpa Jinpei Katakuri
竹中直人
TV Reporter / Singer
有薗芳記
Father of the Poor Family
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