Comedy ·Drama · Japan · 1983 · 1h 47m

The Family Game

家族ゲーム

The Family Game poster
Director
Yoshimitsu Morita
Cast
Yūsaku Matsuda as Yoshimoto Jūzō Itami as Mr. Numata Yuki Saori as Mrs. Numata Ichirôta Miyakawa as Shigeyuki Junichi Tsujita as Shinichi Jun Togawa as Neighbour's Wife
Crew
Yoshimitsu Morita — Screenplay Yohei Honma — Novel
Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Family Game — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
tutorjapanese familybrothersshōwa era (1926-89)
Key Collaborators
Yoshimitsu Morita Director Yoshimitsu Morita Screenplay Yohei Honma Novel
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