The Family Game

1983

1h 47m

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6.8/10
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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.

Writers

Yoshimitsu Morita(screenplay by)
Yohei Honma(novel by)
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Jūzō Itami
Mr. Numata
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Yuki Saori
Mrs. Numata
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Jun Togawa
Neighbour's Wife
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Yoko Aki
Yoshimoto's Lover
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Yoneko Matsukane
Shigeyuki's English Teacher
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Katsunobu Ito
Shigeyuki's Japanese Teacher
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Yoshihiro Katō
Shigeyuki's Gymnastic Teacher
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Kazuko Shirakawa
Mieko's Mother
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Shusuke Kaneko
Bookstore Guy

Writers

Yoshimitsu Morita(screenplay by)
Yohei Honma(novel by)

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Release date

May 4, 1983 (United States)

Country of origin

Japan

Language

Japanese

Production companies

Art Theatre Guild
Nikkatsu Studio

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