The Funeral

The Funeral

…A deadly comedy.

1984•2h 5m•7.1/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(48)

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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Production

Itami Productions, New Century Producers

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Wabisuke Inoue

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

Chizuko Amamiya

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Kikue Amamiya

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Shinkichi Amamiya

Isao Bitō

Isao Bitō

Shigeru

Midori Ebina

Midori Ebina

Kiyo

Nekohachi Edoya

Nekohachi Edoya

Ebihara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Small Old Man

Hideo Fukuhara

TV Studio Guard

Hiroko Futaba

Shokichi's Wife

Manpei Ikeuchi

Jiro

Yosui Inoue

Telegram Deliverer

Masahiro Irie

VTR Operator

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Old People's Club Chairman

Akio Kaneda

Akio Kaneda

Fuku

Yoshihiro Katō

Yoshihiro Katō

Ebihara's Colleague

Kazuyo Kawamura

Kazuyo Kawamura

Nurse

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

Akira

Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi

Inose

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Assistant Director

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