The Family Game

– A sendup of the stereo-typical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone;..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 47 Minutes
Release Year:
1983
Original Name:
家族ゲーム
The Family Game (1983) - Also known as 家族ゲーム

A sendup of the stereo-typical 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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Release Date:

01 Apr 1984

Language:

Japanese

Director:

Yoshimitsu Morita

Writer:

Yôhei Honma (based on the novel by), Yoshimitsu Morita (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Yûsaku Matsuda, Jûzô Itami, Saori Yuki, Ichirôta Miyakawa

Plot:

A sendup of the stereo-typical 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 (Matsuda's role is modeled on the myth of Susano-o no mikoto, the renegade deity who figures in the Kojiki).

Awards:

17 wins & 7 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.4/10