The Family Game (1983)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 4.317 |
Directed By
Yoshimitsu Morita
Crew
Yoshimitsu Morita
Yohei Honma
Yoshimitsu Morita
Yonezō Maeda
Shusuke Kaneko
TOP 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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