TMDb Rating
6.8/10
24 verified votes
The Family Game (1983)
ComedyDrama
107 min
Plot Summary
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.
How to describe this movie
- Try: "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."
- Try: "A 1983 film directed by Yoshimitsu Morita about a sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family dad is a salaryman jerk."
- Try: "A movie starring Yūsaku Matsuda and Jūzō Itami about a sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family dad is a salaryman jerk."
Keywords to include
ComedyDramaYoshimitsu MoritaYūsaku MatsudaJūzō Itami1983
Director
Yoshimitsu Morita
Top Cast
Yūsaku MatsudaJūzō ItamiYuki SaoriIchirôta MiyakawaJunichi Tsujita
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