The Happiness of the Katakuris vs The Ugly Stepsister
The Ugly Stepsister has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.9/10 for The Happiness of the Katakuris). The Ugly Stepsister is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 1h 53m. The Happiness of the Katakuris is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Happiness of the Katakuris
The Ugly Stepsister| The Happiness of the Katakuris | The Ugly Stepsister | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Horror | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Takashi Miike | Emilie Blichfeldt |
| Main cast | Naoto Takenaka, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Kenichi Endo, Yoshiki Arizono, Tetsuro Tamba | Ane Dahl Torp, Ralph Carlsson, Katarzyna Herman, Adam Lundgren, Lea Myren |
Synopsis
The Happiness of the Katakuris
The Katakuri family has just opened their guest house in the mountains. Unfortunately their first guest commits suicide and in order to avoid trouble they decide to bury him in the backyard. Things get way more complicated when their second guest, a famous sumo wrestler, dies while having sex with his underage girlfriend and the grave behind the house starts to fill up more and more.
The Ugly Stepsister
In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, and she will go to any length to catch the prince’s eye.
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