Collateral Cinema #Miikeversary Special: Takashi Miike's The Happiness of the Katakuris (SPOILERS)

Title: The Happiness of the Katakuris (カタクリ家の幸福, Katakuri-ke no Kōfuku ) Director: Takashi Miike Producers: Hirotsugu Yoshida , Tetsuo Sasho Writers: Kikumi Yamagishi (screenplay), Ai Kennedy Stars: Kenji Sawada , Keiko Matsuzaka , Shinji Takeda , Naomi Nishida , Kiyoshiro Imawano , Tetsurō Tamba Release date: February 16, 2002 (JP) PROMO: Retro Anime Podcast ( @retroanime ) SHOWNOTES: It's Miikeversary time again, ladies and gentlemen! On our latest Anniversary Special we cover Takashi Miike's 2001 musical comedy horror film The Happiness of the Katakuris ! Beau and Ash discuss the endearing characters, whacky claymation sequences, and numerous musical numbers of this entry in Miike-san's filmography, comparing it to his other works we've featured, such as Audition and Visitor Q . Stay tuned for more post-season content and our Season Premiere on Terrifier next month! Collateral Cinema is on Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter , and is on GoodPods , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Podbean , Google Podcasts , YouTube , iHeartRadio , and wherever else you get your podcasts! Collateral Media merch is now available on TeePublic ! Check out everything from shirts and hats, to stickers and even tapestries, at our affiliate link now: teepublic.com/stores/collateral-media-group (Collateral Cinema is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat. All music and movie clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

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