Risultati di ricerca
The Funeral (お葬式, Osōshiki) is a 1984 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Juzo Itami. The film shows the preparations for a traditional Japanese funeral. It mixes grief at the loss of a husband and father with wry observations of the various characters as they interact during the three days of preparation.
- Seigo Hosogoe
- Juzo Itami
16 mar 1987 · The Funeral: Directed by Jûzô Itami. With Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kin Sugai, Hideji Ôtaki. 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.
- (1,7K)
- Comedy
- Jûzô Itami
- 1987-03-16
Yutaka Okada. Associate producer. Juzo Itami. It’s death, Japanese style, in the rollicking and wistful first feature from maverick writer-director Juzo Itami. In the wake of her lascivious father’s sudden passing, a successful actor (Itami’s wife and frequent collaborator, Nobuko Miyamoto) and her husband (Tsutomu Yamazaki) leave Tokyo ...
- Wabisuke Inoue
17 mag 2022 · A sleek and well-organized three-day set of ceremonies following a death can easily cost more than a new Toyota. So it only makes sense that a satirist like Juzo Itami, son of a well-known prewar director of comical samurai films, would have scandalous fun with this most solemn of rites in a rite-bound society.
Directed by Juzo Itami • 1984 • Japan Starring Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Chishu Ryu. It’s death, Japanese style, in the rollicking and wistful first feature from maverick writer-director Juzo Itami. In the wake of her father’s sudden passing, a successful actor (Itami’s wife and frequent...
Itami's debut as director was the movie The Funeral (Osōshiki) in 1984, at the age of 51. This film proved popular in Japan and won many awards, including Japanese Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.
16 gen 2024 · Graeme. January 16, 2024. A review of Juzo Itami’s directorial debut, The Funeral (1984). A playful and human look at the formalities of grieving and how we cope with death. Note: I made a short list of recommendations for Juzo Itami little while ago which also goes into a little bit of detail about his life in general.
