The Family Game

May 4, 1983

1h 47m

★ 6.8

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Art Theatre Guild

Nikkatsu Studio

New Century Producers

The Family Game Trailers

Cast

Yoshimoto

Yūsaku Matsuda

Mr. Numata

Jūzō Itami

Mrs. Numata

Yuki Saori

Shigeyuki

Ichirôta Miyakawa

Shinichi

Junichi Tsujita

Neighbour's Wife

Jun Togawa

Yoshimoto's Lover

Yoko Aki

Tsuchiya

Kôichirô Doi

Shigeyuki's English Teacher

Yoneko Matsukane

Shigeyuki's Japanese Teacher

Katsunobu Ito

Shigeyuki's Gymnastic Teacher

Yoshihiro Katō

Mieko's Mother

Kazuko Shirakawa

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