The Funeral (1984)
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In this hilarious black comedy, filmmaker Juzo Itami pokes fun at Japanese traditions -- in particular, the culture's strict Buddhist funeral rites. Wabisuke and Chizuko are a modern married couple who live in Tokyo. Their happy lives are turned upside down when her father -- a diabetic old… More In this hilarious black comedy, filmmaker Juzo Itami pokes fun at Japanese traditions -- in particular, the culture's strict Buddhist funeral rites. Wabisuke and Chizuko are a modern married couple who live in Tokyo. Their happy lives are turned upside down when her father -- a diabetic old bully -- unexpectedly passes away, and they must take on the hefty price tab and the numerous rules involved in planning his funeral. But the film's not over yet, because a gallery of annoying relatives and Wabisuke's young mistress are planning to show up for the occasion!
- Directed By
- Juzo Itami
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 16, 1987 Wide
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Cast
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Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Wabisuke Inoue
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Nobuko Miyamoto
as Chizuko Amamiya
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Kin Sugai
as Kikue Amamiya
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Ichiro Zaitsu
as Satomi
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Nekohachi Edoya
as Ebihara
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Chishu Ryu
as The priest
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Shuji Otake
as Shokichi Amamiya
- Haruna Takaso
- Hideji Otaki
- Kiminobu Okumura
- Shuji Otaki
