The Funeral

Nov 17, 1984

2h 5m

★ 7.1

…A deadly comedy.

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Itami Productions

New Century Producers

The Funeral Trailers

Cast

Wabisuke Inoue

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Chizuko Amamiya

Nobuko Miyamoto

Kikue Amamiya

Kin Sugai

Shinkichi Amamiya

Hideji Ōtaki

Shigeru

Isao Bitō

Kiyo

Midori Ebina

Ebihara

Nekohachi Edoya

Small Old Man

Kamatari Fujiwara

TV Studio Guard

Hideo Fukuhara

Shokichi's Wife

Hiroko Futaba

Jiro

Manpei Ikeuchi

Telegram Deliverer

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