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The Funeral
Why this pick
Itami’s observant, deadpan social comedy similarly turns a formal institution into a battlefield of awkward rituals, petty self-interest, and escalating human absurdity.
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MOVIE1992 2h 3m JPN
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Nobuko Miyamoto
Mahiru Inoue
Akira Takarada
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