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The Family Game

19831h 47mYoshimitsu Morita

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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 proceeds to blow the entire family apart.

ComedyDrama
TutorJapanese FamilyBrothersShōwa Era (1926-89)

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What is The Family Game (1983) about?

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 proceeds to blow the entire family apart.

Who stars in The Family Game?

The Family Game stars Yūsaku Matsuda (Sho Yoshimoto), Jūzō Itami (Kosuke Numata), Saori Yuki (Chikako Numata), Ichirôta Miyakawa (Shigeyuki Numata), Junichi Tsujita (Shinichi Numata). The film was directed by Yoshimitsu Morita.

How long is The Family Game?

The Family Game has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1983.

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