The Funeral
“…A deadly comedy.”
When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.
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Tsutomu Yamazaki
Wabisuke Inoue
Known for
Tampopo
Kagemusha
Nobuko Miyamoto
Chizuko Amamiya
Known for
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
House of Ninjas
Kin Sugai
Kikue Amamiya
Known for
Dodes'ka-den
Godzilla
Hideji Ōtaki
Shinkichi Amamiya
Known for
Kagemusha
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Isao Bitō
Shigeru
Also in
Strategist KANBE
Flower Shop Without Rose
Midori Ebina
Kiyo
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Choushinsei Flashman
Tokyo Blackout
Nekohachi Edoya
Ebihara
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Onihei Hankachō
I'm All Yours
Kamatari Fujiwara
Small Old Man
Known for
Seven Samurai
The Hidden Fortress
Hideo Fukuhara
TV Studio Guard
Known for
Samurai Rebellion
Hiroko Futaba
Shokichi's Wife
Also in
Yajikita manzai dōchū koshinuke ikka no maki
Spring Comes to the Comic Duo's Long Houses
Manpei Ikeuchi
Jiro
Yosui Inoue
Telegram Deliverer
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Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
Jūzō Itami Director · Joji Yuasa Composer Yonezō Maeda Cinematographer
First release November 17, 1984 · Produced in Japan · Production New Century Producers
Production
Itami Productions
Production
New Century Producers
Production
Japan
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Original title
お葬式
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 17, 1984
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
March 15, 2015 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
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