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The Family Game

1983107 min 6.8 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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.

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Release / first air1983-05-04
Original languageJA
GenresComedy, Drama
DirectorYoshimitsu Morita
WriterYohei Honma
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionArt Theatre Guild, Nikkatsu Studio

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10 cast members
Yūsaku MatsudaYūsaku MatsudaSho Yoshimoto
Jūzō ItamiJūzō ItamiKosuke Numata
Saori YukiSaori YukiChikako Numata
Ichirôta MiyakawaIchirôta MiyakawaShigeyuki Numata
Junichi TsujitaJunichi TsujitaShinichi Numata
Yoneko MatsukaneYoneko MatsukaneShigeyuki's English Teacher
Kaori OkamotoKaori OkamotoMieko's Older Sister
Jun TogawaJun TogawaNeighbor's Wife
Kazuko ShirakawaKazuko ShirakawaMieko's Mother
Shinobu TsurutaShinobu TsurutaShinichi's English and Homeroom Teacher

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#tutor#japanese family#brothers#shōwa era (1926-89)

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