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  • The Happiness of the Katakuris coming from Arrow in 2015

    UK and US release!

  • #2
    Surprisingly never seen this one... I know guys, I know!


    Plus Bill's breakdown over this is interesting to say the least.
    Terry C
    Tiger Fists
    Last edited by Terry C; 11-27-2014, 11:35 PM.

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    • #3
      I saw Bill ranting about it, quite strange, but he seems to have deleted the comment now?

      Either way, I saw this theatrically and remember quite a few people walking out pretty early on. I love this movie and will gladly upgrade.
      Rock! Shock! Pop!

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      • #4
        Arrow's US distributor jumped the gun an posted the specs for their June releases and this is one of them:
        Happiness Of The Katakuris, The Blu Ray/DVD
        The Sound of Music meets Dawn of the Dead
        List Price: $39.95


        From Takashi Miike, the prolific director of such shocking hits including Audition and Ichi the Killer comes "The Sound of Music meets Dawn of the Dead"! The Katakuris are a family trying to run a peaceful country inn but with a lack of guests there is much excitement for their first visitor, until they wind up dead! As each guest in turn dies in strange circumstances the family agree to hide the bodies but will the coverups come back to haunt them... In The Happiness of the Katakuris scenes of grotesque stop motion animation, surreal musical numbers and zombies combine to make one of the finest horror-comedies ever made.

        Bonus Materials
        New High Definition digital film transfer
        Presented in High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD
        Original uncompressed Stereo PCM audio
        Audio commentary by director Takashi Miike
        The Making of the Katakuris í¢â‚¬â€œ An original documentary from the filmí¢â‚¬â„¢s production featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage with the cast and crew
        Interviews with the Katakuris cast members Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Kiyoshiro Imawano, Shinji Takeda, Naomi Nishida, Tetsuro Tanba and Miike
        Animating the Katakuris í¢â‚¬â€œ A look at the creation of the filmí¢â‚¬â„¢s stop motion effects with animation director Hideki Kimura and Miike
        Trailer and TV Spots
        Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by the Twins of Evil
        Booklet featuring new writing on the film by author Johnny Mains and a re-printed interview with Miike conducted by Sean Axmaker, illustrated with original stills

        Format: BLU-RAY
        SKU: MVD7367BR
        UPC: 760137736790
        Street Date: 06/16/15
        PreBook Date: 05/12/15
        Label: Arrow Video »
        Genre: Comedy
        Run Time: 113 mins
        Number of Discs: 2
        Audio: STEREO
        Year of Production: 2001
        Director: Takashi Miike
        Actors: Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda
        Box Lot: 30
        Territory: US
        Language: Japanese
        Derrick King
        Waterfall Puncher
        Last edited by Derrick King; 02-14-2015, 03:33 PM.

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        • #5
          Looks like, in the UK at least, this'll be shipping soon as Arrow just posted this image.

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          • #6
            The Tom Mes visual essay Dogs, Pimps and Agitators made it to YouTube:



            Well worth watching. Mes on Miike is always bound to be essential though. Some nice info on Miike's early 90's work and he goes into some of the changes in the Japanese film industry which plays a factor in some of Miike's more recent output.

            Cool behind the scenes look at some of the animation:



            "I can say "Not my work" if it flops"
            Tom Clark
            Senior Member
            Last edited by Tom Clark; 06-01-2016, 06:44 PM.
            LA PASIÓN ESPAÑOL: THE EROTIC MELODRAMAS OF VICENTE ARANDA (1991-1999)

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            • #7
              Coming soon from Discotek.


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              • #8
                Well, I guess it is a good thing I still have my VCD copy, as the Arrow is insanely expensive here and Discotek might as well not even exist in Canada for how hard it is to get their stuff.

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