Special Features
- Star and director filmographies
- Scene selection
- Jamie Russell film notes
- Mike Takashi trailer reel
- Mike Takashi audio commentary
- Mike Takashi interview (33 mins)
- Making of … documentary (61 mins)
- Original theatrical trailer
- TV spots
DVD Technical Information:
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
- Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Anamorphic
- Language: Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Disc Format: DVD-5
- PAL
- Colour
- Region Code: All
- Running time: 110 mins approx.
From the Back Cover
One of the most original and innovative films of recent years, The Happiness of the Katakuris combines the most unlikely of genre elements to create the most highly unpredictable and truly unforgettable film of all time! The Katakuris are an average family whose dream is to own a successful country inn. But soon things begin to go wrong and all of their guests begin to drop dead in the most bizarre of circumstances. Desperate to ensure the success of their business, they agree to keep the deaths quiet and resort to burying the bodies in the forest behind the house …
Filmed with surreal musical numbers, disturbed animated characters, killer zombies and an array of gruesome deaths, this delirious black comedy has to be seen to be believed.
Product Description
United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: Japanese ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Commentary, Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Production Notes, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: The Katakuri family has just opened their guesthouse 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. ...The Happiness of the Katakuris ( Katakuri-ke no kôfuku )
