The Happiness of the Katakuris (Takashi Miike) Blu-ray from Arrow

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Next up, the first of our 2 US/UK releases… The Happiness of the Katakuris!


Our North American pre-order links should be live soon!

Release Date: 22nd June 2015
Region: A+B/1+2
Format: Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD
Starring: Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda
Directed by: Takashi Miike

Synopsis: From Takashi Miike, the prolific director of such shocking hits including Audition and Ichi the Killer comes “The Sound of Music meets Dawn of the Dead”!

The Katakuris are a family trying to run a peaceful country inn but with a lack of guests there is much excitement for their first visitor, until they wind up dead! As each guest in turn dies in strange circumstances the family agree to hide the bodies but will the coverups come back to haunt them…

In The Happiness of the Katakuris scenes of grotesque stop motion animation, surreal musical numbers and zombies combine to make one of the finest horror-comedies ever made.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
- New High Definition digital film transfer
- Presented in High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD
- Original uncompressed Stereo PCM audio
- Audio commentary by director Takashi Miike
- The Making of the Katakuris – An original documentary from the film’s production featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage with the cast and crew
- Interviews with the Katakuris cast members Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Kiyoshiro Imawano, Shinji Takeda, Naomi Nishida, Tetsuro Tanba and Miike
- Animating the Katakuris – A look at the creation of the film’s stop motion effects with animation director Hideki Kimura and Miike
- Trailer and TV Spots
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by the Twins of Evil
- Booklet featuring new writing on the film by author Johnny Mains and a re-printed interview with Miike conducted by Sean Axmaker, illustrated with original stills

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So as this is our last official update before the campaign ends we wanted to make it really special and as luck would have it we have just signed a deal for a title that we hope many of you will be VERY excited about. So while the ink on the contract dries you can take a look at a clip…

Yes! We will be bringing the absolutely bonkers claymation musical Takashi Miike classic The Happiness of the Katakuris to Blu-ray for the first time ever!!!! We’ve already has a sneak peek at the master and you will be pleased to hear that it looks fantastic!

This release is still a way off we won’t be offering it as a separate perk BUT it will be included in the 5 unannounced titles bundle and we are working on getting all of our US title up from pre-order in early 2015 so stay tuned for more info on that as and when we have it.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/a...o-usa#activity

This is some weird sh!t

The Happiness of the Katakuris clip - YouTube