The Funeral (1984)
Original title: お葬式
The Funeral is a 1984 Japanese-language comedy movie directed by Jūzō Itami, with a running time of 2h 5m. It stars Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto and Kin Sugai.
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.
Where to watch The Funeral
Stream: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Wabisuke Inoue
- Nobuko Miyamoto as Chizuko Amamiya
- Kin Sugai as Kikue Amamiya
- Hideji Ōtaki as Shinkichi Amamiya
- Isao Bitō as Shigeru
- Midori Ebina as Kiyo
- Nekohachi Edoya as Ebihara
- Kamatari Fujiwara as Small Old Man
- Hideo Fukuhara as TV Studio Guard
- Hiroko Futaba as Shokichi's Wife
- Manpei Ikeuchi as Jiro
- Yosui Inoue as Telegram Deliverer