
Memories of Matsuko(2006)
While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.


“Love. Music. Horror. Volcanos. Cinema was never meant to be like this!”
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.

Kenji Sawada
Masao Katakuri

Keiko Matsuzaka
Terue Katakuri

Shinji Takeda
Masayuki Katakuri

Naomi Nishida
Shizue Katakuri

Kiyoshiro Imawano
Richard Sagawa

Tetsuro Tamba
Granpa Jinpei Katakuri

Naoto Takenaka
TV Reporter / Singer
Tamaki Miyazaki
Yurie Katakuri
Takashi Matsuzaki
Utanomi

Yoshiki Arizono
Father of the Poor Family
The Happiness of the Katakuris is a comedy, drama, horror film released in 2002 exploring themes of suicide, mountain, musical, psychotronic. Directed by Takashi Miike, it stars Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda. 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.
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