| Description |
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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DVD video |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 1125. |
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Criterion collection ; 1125.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC; Dolby monaural; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio); region 1. |
| Cast |
Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kin Sugai. |
| Credits |
Producer, Yasushi Tamaoki and Yutaka Okada ; cinematography by Yonezo Maeda ; edited by Akira Suzuki ; music by Joji Yuasa. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987. |
| Summary |
In the wake of her father's sudden passing, a successful actor (Itami's wife and frequent collaborator, Nobuko Miyamoto) and her lascivious husband leave Tokyo and return to her family home to oversee a traditional funeral. Over three days of mourning that bring illicit escapades in the woods, a surprisingly materialistic priest, 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. |
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Special edition featues: new interview with actors; Creative marriages: a short program; commercials; trailers; plus an essay by Pico Iyer |
| Language |
Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Japan -- Drama.
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Japan -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Comedy films.
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Dark comedy films.
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| Added Author |
Itami, Jūzō, 1933-1997, film director, screenwriter.
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Okada, Yutaka, 1938- film producer.
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Hosogoe, Seigo, film producer.
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Tamaoki, Yasushi, film producer.
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Yamazaki, Tsutomu, 1936- actor.
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Miyamoto, Nobuko, 1945- actor.
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Maeda, Yonezo, 1935-2021, director of photography.
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Sugai, Kin, 1926-2018, actor.
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Suzuki, Akira, 1928-2014, editor of moving image work.
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Yuasa, Jōji, composer (expression), composer.
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Iyer, Pico, writer of supplemental material.
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Nyū Senchurī Purodyūsāzu.
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Itami Purodakushon, producer.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Funeral |
| ISBN |
9781681439372 |
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1681439379 |
| Standard No. |
715515271912 |
| Music No. |
CC3358DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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CC3358D The Criterion Collection |
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