Drama ·Comedy ·Thriller · Japan · 1984 · 1h 47m

The Crazy Family

逆噴射家族

The Crazy Family poster
Director
Gakuryu Ishii
Cast
Katsuya Kobayashi as Katsuhiko Kobayashi Mitsuko Baisho as Saeko Kobayashi Youki Kudoh as Erika Kobayashi Yoshiki Arizono as Masaki Kobayashi Hitoshi Ueki as Yasukune Kobayashi Kazuhiko Kishino as Announcer (voice)
Crew
Masaki Tamura — Director of Photography Jun'ichi Kikuchi — Editor Gakuryu Ishii — Screenplay Fumio Kōnami — Screenplay Yoshinori Kobayashi — Writer Banmei Takahashi — Producer
Tagline

They're just like yours.

Synopsis

Shortly after moving to the suburbs, the Kobayashis start to come undone. Convinced a family curse is at the root of their erratic behavior, the man of the house takes it upon himself to course-correct before it takes the last of their sanity.

Trailer The Crazy Family — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
dark comedymental breakdownsatiredysfunctional familydomestic violenceincestjapanese familymoving to a cityself-harmshōwa era (1926-89)comedy thriller
Key Collaborators
Gakuryu Ishii Director Masaki Tamura Director of Photography Jun'ichi Kikuchi Editor Gakuryu Ishii Screenplay Fumio Kōnami Screenplay Yoshinori Kobayashi Writer Banmei Takahashi Producer Terumi Hosoishi Production Design
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