
The Family Game
Comedy · Drama
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 proceeds to blow the entire family apart.
Top Cast


Yūsaku Matsuda
Yūsaku Matsuda
Yoshimoto
Yūsaku Matsuda
Yoshimoto


Jūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami
Mr. Numata
Jūzō Itami
Mr. Numata


Yuki Saori
Yuki Saori
Mrs. Numata
Yuki Saori
Mrs. Numata


Ichirôta Miyakawa
Ichirôta Miyakawa
Shigeyuki
Ichirôta Miyakawa
Shigeyuki
Junichi Tsujita
Junichi Tsujita
Shinichi
Junichi Tsujita
Shinichi


Jun Togawa
Jun Togawa
Neighbour's Wife
Jun Togawa
Neighbour's Wife


Yoko Aki
Yoko Aki
Yoshimoto's Lover
Yoko Aki
Yoshimoto's Lover
Kôichirô Doi
Kôichirô Doi
Tsuchiya
Kôichirô Doi
Tsuchiya


Yoneko Matsukane
Yoneko Matsukane
Shigeyuki's English Teacher
Yoneko Matsukane
Shigeyuki's English Teacher


Katsunobu Ito
Katsunobu Ito
Shigeyuki's Japanese Teacher
Katsunobu Ito
Shigeyuki's Japanese Teacher
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