The Inn of the Sixth Happiness love or "the one who loves people" as she has grown to love the people dearly. She continues to be regarded as a national hero. Gladys Aylward was deeply upset by the inaccuracy of the film. Although she found herself a figure of international interest thanks to the popularity of the film and television and media interviews, Aylward was mortified by her depiction in the film and the many liberties it took. The tall, Swedish Ingrid Bergman was inconsistent with Aylward's small stature, dark hair and cockney accent. The struggles of Aylward and her family to affect her initial trip
The Happiness of the Katakuris progression straggles on a reel too long, delaying the inevitable and pleasing volcanic eruption finale with a hostage-taking psychopath who only pops in to drag things out until the big bang." A second review in "Sight & Sound" described the film as "Wilful, kitsch and eccentric" and "Miike's oddest and most infuriating film yet." The Happiness of the Katakuris The film won a Special Jury Prize for its director at the 2004 Gérardmer Film Festival and has received generally positive reviews from critics. The Katakuris are a four-generation family of failures: patriarch Masao Katakuri (Kenji Sawada), his wife Terue (Keiko