Rent The Funeral (1984)

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2h 4min
Rent The Funeral (aka Osôshiki) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
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 and return to their family house to oversee a traditional funeral. Over the course of three days of mourning that bring illicit escapades in the woods, a surprisingly materialistic priest (Yasujiro Ozu regular Chishu Ryu), and cinema's most epic sandwich handoff, the tensions between public propriety and private hypocrisy are laid bare.
Deftly weaving dark comedy with poignant family drama, 'The Funeral' is a fearless satire of the clash between old and new in Japanese society in which nothing, not even the finality of death, is off-limits.
Actors:
, , , , , Midori Ebina, , , , Hiroko Futaba, Mampei Ikeuchi, , Masahiro Irie, , , , Kazuyo Kawamura, , ,
Directors:
Producers:
Seigo Hosogoe
Writers:
Jûzô Itami
Aka:
Osôshiki
Genres:
Children & Family, Classics, Comedy, Drama
Countries:
Japan
BBFC:
Release Date:
Not released
Run Time:
124 minutes
BBFC:
Release Date:
09/05/2022
Run Time:
124 minutes
Languages:
Japanese LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
English
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • New interviews with actors Nobuko Miyamoto and Manpei Ikeuchi
  • Creative Marriages: Juzo Itami and Nobuko Miyamoto, a short program produced by the Criterion Channel
  • Commercials for Ichiroku Tart by director Juzo Itami
  • Trailers

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