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PS/2 game consoles. (Synopsis)
The beginning of the film shows 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.
Director
Juzo Itami
Cast
Akio Kaneda
Asao Sasano
Atsuyoshi Matsukidaira
Chikako Yuri
Chishu Ryu
Eriko Ohashi
Go Riju
Go Toneatsu
Haruna Takase
Haruo Tanaka
Hideji Otaki
Hidekazu Nagae
Hideo Fukuhara
Hideo Nagai
Hikaru Nishikawa
Hiroko Futaba
Hiroko Seki
Hiroyuke Yamada
Hiroyuki Tsuchiyama
Ichiro Oba
Ichiro Zaitsu
Isao Bitoh
Ittoku Kishibe
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kaoru Kobayashi
Kazuyo Kawamura
Keiichiro Nakada
Kiminobu Okumura
Kin Sugai
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Koji Okoyama
Koji Tanaka
Manpei Ikeuchi
Mariko Nakimura
Masahiko Tsugawa
Masahiro Irie
Matsue Matsumoto
Michiyo Yokoyama
Midori Ebina
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Nekohachi Edoya
Noboru Nakayama
Nobuko Miyamoto
Reiko Shinjo
Ryosuke Kagawa
Sakihiro Sakai
Saoyoshi Satogi
Sauda Ippei
Shiho Matsunami
Shizuo Sato
Takashi Tsumura
Tetstaro Tsuruno
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Yosai Inoue
Yoshiharu Tojukai
Yoshihiro Kato
Publisher : Geneon
Audio : Japanese
Subtitles : English
Release Year : 1984
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