The Katakuri family opened a peaceful mountain inn to taste the good life and bond as a family, but their guests keep dying and in order to keep their reputation they have no choice but to chop them up and bury them... bury them all! Takashi Miike's mutant musical is an all-singing, all-dancing, all-dismemberment extravaganza of family values, caked with grime and grue. The hapless Katakuris bounce from one disaster to another dancing and singing all the way. When the budget flags, scenes unfurl in claymation. When love songs begin, they sport helpful karaoke subtitles for audience sing-a-long. The feel-good, fun-time movie of 2002, The Happiness Of The Katakuris is a warm, loving hug from a complete and total psychopath.
