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The Funeral

1984 · 125 min

A wry, tender look at a family fumbling through grief and etiquette, balancing quiet sadness with sharp, human comedy.

Directed by
Jūzō Itami
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kin Sugai
Tagline
…A deadly comedy.
Overview
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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Directed by
Jūzō Itami
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kin Sugai
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • family
  • grief
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism9
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Jūzō Itami
Written by
Jūzō Itami
Starring
Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kin Sugai, Hideji Ōtaki, Isao Bitō, Midori Ebina, Nekohachi Edoya, Kamatari Fujiwara
Music
Joji Yuasa
Cinematography
Yonezō Maeda
Runtime
125 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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