What is the duration of The Funeral?

The duration of The Funeral is 124 mins.

What is the original language of The Funeral?

The original language of The Funeral is Japanese.

Who directed The Funeral?

The Funeral was directed by Jûzô Itami, Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

Which studio made The Funeral?

The Funeral was produced by Itami Productions.

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Q: Does The Funeral have end credit scenes?

The Funeral does not have end credit scenes.

Comedy

Drama

Runtime

124 mins

Language

Japanese

A darkly comic tale that follows Wabisuke’s family after his father‑in‑law suddenly passes away. Over three days the funeral is held at their home, a string of unexpected and absurd incidents erupts, forcing the relatives to juggle grief, tradition and chaotic mishaps, turning mourning into a surreal, bittersweet experience.

Itami Productions

Studio

Jûzô Itami

Director

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Director

Does The Funeral have end credit scenes?

No!

The Funeral does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

Meet the Full Cast and Actors of The Funeral

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Hiroko Seki

Teacher in Videotape

Nobuko Miyamoto

Chizuko Amamiya

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Wabisuke Inoue

Hideji Ôtaki

Shinkichi Amamiya

Chishû Ryû

The Priest

Kamatari Fujiwara

Small Old Man

Masahiko Tsugawa

Kimura

Haruo Tanaka

Old Man

Kaoru Kobayashi

Inose

Kin Sugai

Kikue Amamiya

Ittoku Kishibe

Akira

Takashi Tsumura

Aoki

Go Riju

Man Who Climbs Tree

Akio Kaneda

Fuku

Hidekazu Nagae

Kiichi

Isao Bitō

Shigeru

Nekohachi Edoya

Ebihara

Kōen Okumura

Dead Body

Haruna Takase

Yoshiko Saito

Michino Yokoyama

Mrs. Kimura

Ippei Souda

Sakakibara

Koji Tanaka

Taro

Yoshihiro Katō

Ebihara's Colleague

Ichirō Zaitsu

Satomi

Kiminobu Okumura

Shinkichi Amamiya

Mariko Nakamura

Hospital Caller

Kazuyo Kawamura

Nurse

Chikako Yuri

Ayako

Hikaru Nishikawa

Mrs. Hanamura

Shiho Matsunami

VTR Operator

Hiroyuki Yamada

VTR Operator

Midori Ebina

Kiyo

Hideo Fukuhara

TV Studio Guard

Hiroko Futaba

Shokichi's Wife

Manpei Ikeuchi

Jiro

Yosui Inoue

Telegram Deliverer

Masahiro Irie

VTR Operator

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Old People's Club Chairman

Atsuyoshi Matsukidaira

Hanamura

Matsue Matsumoto

Nurse

Hideo Nagai

Osamu

Keiichiro Nakada

Tet

Noboru Nakayama

Sakuma

Ichiro Oba

Dead Man

Eriko Ohashi

Nurse

Koji Okoyama

Okumura

Sakihiro Sakai

Funeral Guest

Asao Sasano

Kurosaki

Shizuo Sato

Father

Saoyoshi Satogi

Ebihara's Assistant

Reiko Shinjo

Nurse

Go Toneatsu

Young Man

Yoshiharu Tojukai

Old People's Club member

Tetstaro Tsuruno

Cameraman

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Mrs. Iwakiri

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The Funeral Other Names and Titles

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