The Katakuris won't be all smiles for long
THE HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS (Takashi Miike, 2001)
92YTribeca
200 Hudson St. at Canal St.
Saturday, October 3, and Friday, October 9, 10:00
Tickets: $12
212-415-5500
We love this flick. Takashi Miike incorporates claymation and musicals into this terrific tale of the Katakuris, a family that moves to the middle of nowhere to run a country inn. The only problem is that when guests finally arrive, they all end up dead — in bizarre, ridiculous ways — and the father decides to bury them instead of reporting the incidents, in order to protect the inn. Miike (ICHI THE KILLER, AUDITION, THE GREAT YOKAI WAR) masterfully mixes comedy, romance, music, murder, and mayhem in this enormously entertaining and highly original movie that is filled with a never-ending bag of surprises. Don’t miss it. These screenings are part of the 92Y Tribeca’s Takashi Miike series, which includes AUDITION on October 16 and ICHI THE KILLER on October 23 and 29.