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The Funeral

Original title: Osôshiki
  • 19841984
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.6K
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The Funeral (1984)
Comedy
When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jûzô Itami
  • Writer
    • Jûzô Itami
  • Stars
    • Tsutomu Yamazaki
    • Nobuko Miyamoto
    • Kin Sugai
  • Director
    • Jûzô Itami
  • Writer
    • Jûzô Itami
  • Stars
    • Tsutomu Yamazaki
    • Nobuko Miyamoto
    • Kin Sugai
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 20 wins & 6 nominations

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    Haruna Takase and Tsutomu Yamazaki in The Funeral (1984)
    Haruna Takase and Tsutomu Yamazaki in The Funeral (1984)
    The Funeral (1984)
    The Funeral (1984)
    Nobuko Miyamoto and Tsutomu Yamazaki in The Funeral (1984)
    The Funeral (1984)
    Nobuko Miyamoto in The Funeral (1984)
    The Funeral (1984)
    The Funeral (1984)
    Tsutomu Yamazaki in The Funeral (1984)
    The Funeral (1984)
    Nobuko Miyamoto in The Funeral (1984)

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    Tsutomu Yamazaki
    Tsutomu Yamazaki
    • Wabisuke Inoue
    Nobuko Miyamoto
    Nobuko Miyamoto
    • Chizuko Amamiya
    Kin Sugai
    Kin Sugai
    • Kikue Amamiya
    Hideji Ôtaki
    • Shokichi Amamiya
    Isao Bitô
    • Shigeru
    Midori Ebina
    • Kiyo
    Nekohachi Edoya
    • Ebihara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Small old man
    Hideo Fukuhara
    • TV Studio Guard
    Hiroko Futaba
    • Shokichi's Wife
    Mampei Ikeuchi
    • Jiro
    • (as Manpei Ikeuchi)
    Yôsui Inoue
    • Telegram Deliverer
    Masahiro Irie
    • VTR Operator
    Ryôsuke Kagawa
    Ryôsuke Kagawa
    • Old People's Club Chairman
    Akio Kaneda
    • Fuku
    Yoshihiro Katô
    • Ebihara's colleague
    Kazuyo Kawamura
    • Nurse
    Ittoku Kishibe
    • Akira
    • Director
      • Jûzô Itami
    • Writer
      • Jûzô Itami
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This was Jûzô Itami's first film as a director and writer.
    • Goofs
      Although the nails are heavily indented into the coffin lid in the house, in the subsequent walk to the hearse there is no sign of them, nor at the crematory.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Siskel & Ebert: Big Business/A Taxing Woman/The Presidio/Bull Durham/Travelling North (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Air on the G String
      Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

      Monochrome document video scene

    User reviews22

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    8/10
    Strangely compulsive......Itami equals unique
    I have never seen a film quite so strange to me as this , but it made a real impression, at times very funny, sometimes sad but always watchable and endearing.

    The scene where the kids are looking in on the cremation of the body,was at first unnerving,but also hilarious.

    The little details in the script make it worth watching again and again.This was the first Itami film I saw and afterwards I sought out as many as I could get hold of.

    The acting was superb, at times I felt as though I was intruding on the family, and felt almost embarrased.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 16, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Beerdigungszeremonie
    • Production companies
      • Itami Productions
      • New Century Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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