Keiko Matsuzaka, Kenji Sawada, Kiyoshiro Imawano
A musical about a Japanese family who buys a guest house in the mountains. However, the business does not go as planned when all of the guests die during their stay.
DVD Release Date: February 25, 2003
Stats: 726 reviews
It?s like the Sound of Music with Zombies, murders, a volcano and general madness. It?s fantastic, Takeshi Miike is a genius!
How can you seriously not call Miike a genius after making a film like this? The man spoofs the musical genre, and ends up making the best damn film ever in said genre. A one of a kind zombie/comedy/musical/drama/clayanimation that surprisingly enough happens to be a rather charm...( read more)
Words fail me. This is one of the most beautiful, wacky, thoughtful and touching movies I have ever seen.
A humorous, creative and unusually heart-warming movie about...claymation zombies. You'll love it.
A musical by Takashi Miike? It is exactly what you think it will be...completely fucked up! I loved it. The songs are insane and the plot is waaaay out there. Enjoy!
The beginning made no sense what so ever, the story was being told through the daughter, but loses that perspective the rest of the film. The songs were okay, but I felt that the pacing was off. Points for uniqueness only go so far.
I admit I haven't seen many musicals & I don't intend to but this one is right up there along with Hedwing and the Angry Inch as my favourite musicals of all time, My first Takashi Miike (Audition) was really disappointing so it took me so long to see this & Gozu but these two ma...( read more)
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