Ososhiki (1984)

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124 min - Comedy - 16 March 1987 (USA)

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Tsutomu Yamazaki	...	Wabisuke Inoue
	Nobuko Miyamoto	...	Chizuko Amamiya
	Kin Sugai	...	Kikue Amamiya
	Hideji Ôtaki	...	Shokichi Amamiya
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Isao Bitô	...	Shigeru
	Midori Ebina	...	Kiyo
	Nekohachi Edoya	...	Ebihara
	Kamatari Fujiwara	...	Small old man
	Hideo Fukuhara	...	TV Studio Guard
	Hiroko Futaba	...	Shokichi's Wife
	Manpei Ikeuchi	...	Jiro
	Yôsui Inoue	...	Telegram Deliverer
	Masahiro Irie	...	VTR Operator
	Ryôsuke Kagawa	...	Old People's Club Chairman
	Akio Kaneda	...	Fuku

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At the beginning of the film the father-in-law of the protagonist dies unexpectedly of a heart attack. The remainder of the film is episodic, moving from one incident to another over the course of the three-day funeral, which is held (as is customary) in the home. These incidents contrast old ways and new ways, young and old, ritual ceremony and true feelings, often comically, but sometimes with real poignancy. Written by Doug Shafer <dsshafer@uncc.edu>

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Japan | Crematorium | Japanese

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Comedy

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

16 March 1987 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Death, Japanese Style See more »

Company Credits

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Itami Productions, New Century Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

This was Jûzô Itami's first film as a director and writer. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: 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. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates the Bachelor Pad (#3.5)" (2007) See more »

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