"…A deadly comedy."

1984

2h 4m

7.2(45 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.

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Cast & Crew

56 members

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山崎努

Wabisuke Inoue

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宮本信子

Chizuko Amamiya

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菅井きん

Kikue Amamiya

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大滝秀治

Shinkichi Amamiya

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尾藤イサオ

Shigeru

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海老名美どり

Kiyo

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江戸家猫八

Ebihara

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藤原釜足

Small Old Man

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福原秀雄

TV Studio Guard

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Hiroko Futaba

Shokichi's Wife

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Manpei Ikeuchi

Jiro

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Sound

井上陽水

Telegram Deliverer

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Masahiro Irie

VTR Operator

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香川良介

Old People's Club Chairman

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金田明夫

Fuku

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加藤善博

Ebihara's Colleague

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Kazuyo Kawamura

Nurse

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岸部一徳

Akira

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小林薫

Inose

Directing

黒沢清

Assistant Director

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Atsuyoshi Matsukidaira

Hanamura

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Matsue Matsumoto

Nurse

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松波志保

VTR Operator

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長江英和

Kiichi

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Hideo Nagai

Osamu

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Writing

Keiichiro Nakada

Tet

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Mariko Nakamura

Hospital Caller

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Noboru Nakayama

Sakuma

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Hikaru Nishikawa

Mrs. Hanamura

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Ichiro Oba

Dead Man

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Eriko Ohashi

Nurse

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Koji Okoyama

Okumura

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Kiminobu Okumura

Shinkichi Amamiya

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奥村公延

Dead Body

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利重剛

Man Who Climbs Tree

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笠智衆

The Priest

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Sakihiro Sakai

Funeral Guest

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Asao Sasano

Kurosaki

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Shizuo Sato

Father

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Saoyoshi Satogi

Ebihara's Assistant

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関弘子

Teacher in Videotape

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Reiko Shinjo

Nurse

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左右田一平

Sakakibara

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高瀬春奈

Yoshiko Saito

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田中春男

Old Man

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Koji Tanaka

Taro

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Yoshiharu Tojukai

Old People's Club member

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Go Toneatsu

Young Man

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津川雅彦

Kimura

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津村鷹志

Aoki

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Tetstaro Tsuruno

Cameraman

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Hiroyuki Yamada

VTR Operator

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横山通乃

Mrs. Kimura

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吉川満子

Mrs. Iwakiri

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友里千賀子

Ayako

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財津一郎

Satomi

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