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.