The Funeral

…A deadly comedy.

Original title: お葬式
Duration: 125 min
Release date: 1984-11-17
IMDB

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.

Comedy Drama

お葬式

Videos

お葬式

Watch Providers

Criterion Channel

Casting arrow_drop_down

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Wabisuke Inoue
Nobuko Miyamoto
Nobuko Miyamoto
as Chizuko Amamiya
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
as Kikue Amamiya
Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki
as Shinkichi Amamiya
Isao Bitō
Isao Bitō
as Shigeru
Midori Ebina
Midori Ebina
as Kiyo
Nekohachi Edoya
Nekohachi Edoya
as Ebihara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Small Old Man
Hideo Fukuhara
Hideo Fukuhara
as TV Studio Guard
Hiroko Futaba
Hiroko Futaba
as Shokichi's Wife
Manpei Ikeuchi
Manpei Ikeuchi
as Jiro
Yosui Inoue
Yosui Inoue
as Telegram Deliverer
Masahiro Irie
Masahiro Irie
as VTR Operator
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
as Old People's Club Chairman
Akio Kaneda
Akio Kaneda
as Fuku
Yoshihiro Katō
Yoshihiro Katō
as Ebihara's Colleague
Kazuyo Kawamura
Kazuyo Kawamura
as Nurse
Ittoku Kishibe
Ittoku Kishibe
as Akira
Kaoru Kobayashi
Kaoru Kobayashi
as Inose
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
as Assistant Director
Atsuyoshi Matsukidaira
Atsuyoshi Matsukidaira
as Hanamura
Matsue Matsumoto
Matsue Matsumoto
as Nurse
Shiho Matsunami
Shiho Matsunami
as VTR Operator
Hidekazu Nagae
Hidekazu Nagae
as Kiichi
Hideo Nagai
Hideo Nagai
as Osamu
Keiichiro Nakada
Keiichiro Nakada
as Tet
Mariko Nakamura
Mariko Nakamura
as Hospital Caller
Noboru Nakayama
Noboru Nakayama
as Sakuma
Hikaru Nishikawa
Hikaru Nishikawa
as Mrs. Hanamura
Ichiro Oba
Ichiro Oba
as Dead Man
Eriko Ohashi
Eriko Ohashi
as Nurse
Koji Okoyama
Koji Okoyama
as Okumura
Kiminobu Okumura
Kiminobu Okumura
as Shinkichi Amamiya
Kōen Okumura
Kōen Okumura
as Dead Body
Go Riju
Go Riju
as Man Who Climbs Tree
Chishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
as The Priest
Sakihiro Sakai
Sakihiro Sakai
as Funeral Guest
Asao Sasano
Asao Sasano
as Kurosaki
Shizuo Sato
Shizuo Sato
as Father
Saoyoshi Satogi
Saoyoshi Satogi
as Ebihara's Assistant
Hiroko Seki
Hiroko Seki
as Teacher in Videotape
Reiko Shinjo
Reiko Shinjo
as Nurse
Ippei Souda
Ippei Souda
as Sakakibara
Haruna Takase
Haruna Takase
as Yoshiko Saito
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
as Old Man
Koji Tanaka
Koji Tanaka
as Taro
Yoshiharu Tojukai
Yoshiharu Tojukai
as Old People's Club member
Go Toneatsu
Go Toneatsu
as Young Man
Masahiko Tsugawa
Masahiko Tsugawa
as Kimura
Takashi Tsumura
Takashi Tsumura
as Aoki
Tetstaro Tsuruno
Tetstaro Tsuruno
as Cameraman
Hiroyuki Yamada
Hiroyuki Yamada
as VTR Operator
Michino Yokoyama
Michino Yokoyama
as Mrs. Kimura
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
as Mrs. Iwakiri
Chikako Yuri
Chikako Yuri
as Ayako
Ichirō Zaitsu
Ichirō Zaitsu
as Satomi
arrow_drop_down

Crew arrow_drop_down

Recomendation Films

  • Eulogy
  • 嫌われ松子の一生
  • Death at a Funeral
  • Best Man Down
  • Almost Christmas
  • It Runs in the Family
  • Father of the Bride
  • Woman Times Seven
  • アキレスと亀
  • Landline
  • ばんざい! / 監督・ばんざい!
  • About Alex
  • Run
  • Small Apartments
  • Family Weekend
  • Restless
  • This Is Where I Leave You
  • Just Buried
  • SubUrbia
  • Somewhere in Queens

Similar Films

  • Restless
  • Mississippi Burning
  • Milou en Mai
  • Giant
  • Pitääkö mun kaikki hoitaa?
  • Auf der anderen Seite
  • Metal Myths: Ghost Pt. 2
  • Lassie
  • A Man Called Horse
  • Feast of Love
  • Spiral
  • Sabbatical
  • Santa Sangre
  • اسرافیل
  • Get Carter
  • Entre deuils
  • Divlje seme
  • Apocalyptic
  • The Frighteners
  • Cousin, Cousine

NextFilm 2026