Comedy ·Drama ·Family · Japan · 1988 · 1h 53m

The Yen Family

木村家の人びと

The Yen Family poster
Director
Yojiro Takita
Cast
Takeshi Kaga as Hajime Kimura Kaori Momoi as Noriko Kimura Hiromi Iwasaki as Terumi Kimura Mitsunori Isaki as Taro Kimura Akira Emoto as Shinichi Amemiya Midori Kiuchi as Sayuri Amemiya
Crew
Yōichi Shiga — Director of Photography Isao Tomita — Editor Katsuo Ono — Original Music Composer Nobuyuki Isshiki — Screenplay Shin'ya Kawai — Producer Hideji Miyajima — Producer
Synopsis

Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strange family that works together to accumulate a small amount of money, while mixing irony and satire.

Mood & Themes
japanese family
Key Collaborators
Yojiro Takita Director Yōichi Shiga Director of Photography Isao Tomita Editor Katsuo Ono Original Music Composer Nobuyuki Isshiki Screenplay Shin'ya Kawai Producer Hideji Miyajima Producer
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