The Family Game (1983)

  • NR
  • 05/04/1983 (JP)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 47m

Overview

A sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone; mom is a hopeless housewife; the older son is a moderate academic success; but the younger son is a rebellious goof-off for whom a tutor must be hired. The tutor, played by the prototypical bad boy actor Matsuda Yusaku, proceeds to blow the entire family apart.

Yoshimitsu Morita

Director, Screenplay

Yohei Honma

Novel

Cast

Yūsaku Matsuda's headshot

Yūsaku Matsuda

Yoshimoto
Jūzō Itami's headshot

Jūzō Itami

Mr. Numata
Yuki Saori's headshot

Yuki Saori

Mrs. Numata
Ichirôta Miyakawa's headshot

Ichirôta Miyakawa

Shigeyuki
Junichi Tsujita's headshot

Junichi Tsujita

Shinichi
Jun Togawa's headshot

Jun Togawa

Neighbour's Wife
Yoko Aki's headshot

Yoko Aki

Yoshimoto's Lover
Kôichirô Doi's headshot

Kôichirô Doi

Tsuchiya

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