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The Family Game
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The Family Game

1983-05-04 · 107 min · ★ 6.8

Comedy · Drama

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 proceeds to blow the entire family apart.

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Directors
Yoshimitsu Morita
Production companies
Art Theatre Guild, Nikkatsu Studio, New Century Producers
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yūsaku MatsudaYūsaku MatsudaSho Yoshimoto
Jūzō ItamiJūzō ItamiKosuke Numata
Saori YukiSaori YukiChikako Numata
Ichirôta MiyakawaIchirôta MiyakawaShigeyuki Numata
Junichi TsujitaShinichi Numata
Yoneko MatsukaneYoneko MatsukaneShigeyuki's English Teacher
Kaori OkamotoKaori OkamotoMieko's Older Sister
Jun TogawaJun TogawaNeighbor's Wife
Kazuko ShirakawaKazuko ShirakawaMieko's Mother
Shinobu TsurutaShinobu TsurutaShinichi's English and Homeroom Teacher
Shiro SasakiShiro SasakiMieko's Father
Katsunobu ItoKatsunobu ItoShigeyuki's Japanese Teacher
Yoshihiro KatoYoshihiro KatoShigeyuki's Homeroom Teacher
Koichiro DoiYutaka Tsuchiya
Takuya UemuraJun Mitsui
Asako MaekawaAsako MaekawaYuriko Tagami
Tomomi WatanabeMasami Kimura
Mayuko MatsunoAkemi Hamamoto
Izumi NakamoriYasuko Kikuchi
Mayumi SatoMayumi SatoMieko Yamashita

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