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The Family Game
The Family Game
Japanese 1h 47min 6.8 /10
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.
Storyline
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.
Release Date:
5/4/1983
Runtime:
1h 47min
Director:
Genre:
Status:
Released
Language:
Japanese
Production:
Art Theatre Guild, Nikkatsu Studio, New Century Producers
Cast
Yūsaku Matsuda
Yoshimoto
Jūzō Itami
Mr. Numata
Yuki Saori
Mrs. Numata
Ichirôta Miyakawa
Shigeyuki
Junichi Tsujita
Shinichi
Jun Togawa
Neighbour's Wife
Yoko Aki
Yoshimoto's Lover
Kôichirô Doi
Tsuchiya
Yoneko Matsukane
Shigeyuki's English Teacher
Katsunobu Ito
Shigeyuki's Japanese Teacher
Yoshihiro Katō
Shigeyuki's Gymnastic Teacher
Kazuko Shirakawa
Mieko's Mother
Shusuke Kaneko
Bookstore Guy
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