The Family Game (1983)

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Released:
1983-05-04

Overview:
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.

Director:
Yoshimitsu Morita

Runtime:
1h 47min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Yūsaku Matsuda
    as
    Yoshimoto
  • Jūzō Itami
    as
    Mr. Numata
  • Yuki Saori
    as
    Mrs. Numata
  • Ichirôta Miyakawa
    as
    Shigeyuki
  • Junichi Tsujita
    as
    Shinichi