DVD

The funeral / director, Juzo Itami.

Itami, Juzo, 1933-1997 (film director.). Yamazaki, Tsutomu, 1936- (actor.). Miyamoto, Nobuko, 1945- (actor.). Sugai, Kin, 1926-2018 (actor.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kin Sugai. (Cast).

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.

Special edition featues: new interview with actors; Creative marriages: a short program; commercials; trailers; plus an essay.

Record details

ISBN: 9781681439372
ISBN: 1681439379
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Full screen.
Publisher: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Full screen. Title from disc surface. Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
Participant or Performer Note:	Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kin Sugai.
System Details Note:	DVD; monaural; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio).
Language Note:	Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.