The Happiness of the Katakuris

• 2001
• Japan
• 1h 53min
• 15

• Directed by: Takashi Miike
• Written by: Kikumi Yamagishi
• Cast: Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda, Naomi Nishida, Kiyoshiro Imawano, Tetsuro Tamba
• Language: Japanese

So bizarre it beggars belief, this film throws together the Alpine musical, Jan Svankmajer-style claymation, early 80s music video choreography and some well hammy acting to produce what can, at best, be classified a 'horror musical'. The film tells of the Katakuri clan, a close-knit guesthouse-owning family whose visitors keep dying inexplicably. To avoid scandal, the family bury them near a toxic lake … and the dead re-emerge as all-singing, all-dancing zombies. A truly stunning spectacle that's surreal in the extreme.

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