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The Funeral
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The Funeral 1984 Directed by Jūzō Itami お葬式

…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.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Comedy , Drama
Production Companies New Century Producers , Itami Productions
Release Date 17 November 1984
124 mins
Cast
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki Wabisuke Inoue
Nobuko Miyamoto
Nobuko Miyamoto Chizuko Amamiya
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai Kikue Amamiya
Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki Shinkichi Amamiya
Isao Bitō
Isao Bitō Shigeru
Midori Ebina
Midori Ebina Kiyo
Nekohachi Edoya
Nekohachi Edoya Ebihara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara Small Old Man
Hideo Fukuhara
Hideo Fukuhara TV Studio Guard
Hiroko Futaba
Hiroko Futaba Shokichi's Wife
Manpei Ikeuchi
Manpei Ikeuchi Jiro
Yosui Inoue
Yosui Inoue Telegram Deliverer
Masahiro Irie
Masahiro Irie VTR Operator
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa Old People's Club Chairman
Akio Kaneda
Akio Kaneda Fuku
Yoshihiro Katō
Yoshihiro Katō Ebihara's Colleague
Kazuyo Kawamura
Kazuyo Kawamura Nurse
Ittoku Kishibe
Ittoku Kishibe Akira
Kaoru Kobayashi
Kaoru Kobayashi Inose
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Kiyoshi Kurosawa Assistant Director
Atsuyoshi Matsukidaira
Atsuyoshi Matsukidaira Hanamura
Matsue Matsumoto
Matsue Matsumoto Nurse
Shiho Matsunami
Shiho Matsunami VTR Operator
Hidekazu Nagae
Hidekazu Nagae Kiichi
Hideo Nagai
Hideo Nagai Osamu
Keiichiro Nakada
Keiichiro Nakada Tet
Mariko Nakamura
Mariko Nakamura Hospital Caller
Noboru Nakayama
Noboru Nakayama Sakuma
Hikaru Nishikawa
Hikaru Nishikawa Mrs. Hanamura
Ichiro Oba
Ichiro Oba Dead Man
Eriko Ohashi
Eriko Ohashi Nurse
Koji Okoyama
Koji Okoyama Okumura
Kiminobu Okumura
Kiminobu Okumura Shinkichi Amamiya
Kōen Okumura
Kōen Okumura Dead Body
Go Riju
Go Riju Man Who Climbs Tree
Chishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū The Priest
Sakihiro Sakai
Sakihiro Sakai Funeral Guest
Asao Sasano
Asao Sasano Kurosaki
Shizuo Sato
Shizuo Sato Father
Saoyoshi Satogi
Saoyoshi Satogi Ebihara's Assistant
Hiroko Seki
Hiroko Seki Teacher in Videotape
Reiko Shinjo
Reiko Shinjo Nurse
Ippei Souda
Ippei Souda Sakakibara
Haruna Takase
Haruna Takase Yoshiko Saito
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka Old Man
Koji Tanaka
Koji Tanaka Taro
Yoshiharu Tojukai
Yoshiharu Tojukai Old People's Club member
Go Toneatsu
Go Toneatsu Young Man
Masahiko Tsugawa
Masahiko Tsugawa Kimura
Takashi Tsumura
Takashi Tsumura Aoki
Tetstaro Tsuruno
Tetstaro Tsuruno Cameraman
Hiroyuki Yamada
Hiroyuki Yamada VTR Operator
Michino Yokoyama
Michino Yokoyama Mrs. Kimura
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Mitsuko Yoshikawa Mrs. Iwakiri
Chikako Yuri
Chikako Yuri Ayako
Ichirō Zaitsu
Ichirō Zaitsu Satomi
Crew
Director
Jūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami
Writer
Jūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami
Producer
Seigo Hosogoe
Seigo Hosogoe
Executive Producers
Yutaka Okada
Yutaka Okada
Yasushi Tamaoki
Yasushi Tamaoki
Cinematography
Yonezō Maeda
Yonezō Maeda
Composer
Joji Yuasa
Joji Yuasa
Editor
Akira Suzuki
Akira Suzuki
Art Direction
Hiroshi Tokuda
Hiroshi Tokuda
Costume Design
Fumio Iwasaki
Fumio Iwasaki
Makeup Artist
Midori Konuma
Midori Konuma
Camera Operator
Shinpei Asai
Shinpei Asai
Casting
Kosaburo Sasaoka
Kosaburo Sasaoka
Lighting
Shosaku Kato
Shosaku Kato
Assistant Director
Hideyuki Hirayama
Hideyuki Hirayama