The Happiness Of The Katakuris (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: Surreal masterpiece of unbelievable craziness
Disadvantages: See above!!!

"The Hills are alive with the sounds of screaming" Takashi Miike is an incredibly prolific director, making three or four films a year for more or less the last ten years. Sometimes cinema releases, sometimes straight to DVD and occasionally even TV movies. He is best known for violent, over the top crime action pieces but he does branch out into other genres occasionally. Audition, one of the first Asian horrors to make it to our shores and strike ... Read review

Advantages: Hilarious characters, great musical numbers
Disadvantages: May be too bizarre for some more reserved movie fans

...how you try to describe The Happiness Of The Katakuris, it is simply one of those films you have to see for yourself. I can't think of a single movie that I could possibly compare it to. You won't understand it, you won't make any sense of it, but you will love it. The story starts as a the Katakuri family move into their house in the country. Led by the father of the family, they hope to make money by renting the house as a bed & breakfast ... Read review