A jet-black send-up of burial customs in modern Japan,
Juzo Itami’s directorial debut,
Ososhiki (1984), drew rave reviews from critics from around the globe.
Nobuko Miyamoto stars as Chizuko, a big-screen actress who’s forced to abandon her film shoot when her elderly father succumbs to illness. Itami uses the set-up to poke gentle fun at the funereal hijinks that ensue, lambasting Japanese tradition
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