The Family Game (1983)

05/04/1983 (JP) • 1h 47m

Comedy, Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Jūzō Itami

Mr. Numata

Yuki Saori

Mrs. Numata

Jun Togawa

Neighbour's Wife

Yoko Aki

Yoshimoto's Lover

Yoneko Matsukane

Shigeyuki's English Teacher


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

tutor

japanese family

brothers

shōwa era (1926-89)

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