The Family Game

Name: The Family Game
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1983-05-04
Duration: 107 min

1h 47m·Comedy, Drama·

Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita·1983

Rate

6.8/10 avg

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.

DirectorYoshimitsu MoritaCinematographyYonezō MaedaScreenplayYoshimitsu MoritaStudioArt Theatre Guild

Actor	Role
Yūsaku MatsudaSho Yoshimoto	Sho Yoshimoto
Jūzō ItamiKosuke Numata	Kosuke Numata
Saori YukiChikako Numata	Chikako Numata
Ichirôta MiyakawaShigeyuki Numata	Shigeyuki Numata
JJunichi TsujitaShinichi Numata	Shinichi Numata
Yoneko MatsukaneShigeyuki's English Teacher	Shigeyuki's English Teacher
Kaori OkamotoMieko's Older Sister	Mieko's Older Sister
Jun TogawaNeighbor's Wife	Neighbor's Wife
Kazuko ShirakawaMieko's Mother	Mieko's Mother
Shinobu TsurutaShinichi's English and Homeroom Teacher	Shinichi's English and Homeroom Teacher
Shiro SasakiMieko's Father	Mieko's Father
Katsunobu ItoShigeyuki's Japanese Teacher	Shigeyuki's Japanese Teacher
Yoshihiro KatoShigeyuki's Homeroom Teacher	Shigeyuki's Homeroom Teacher
KKoichiro DoiYutaka Tsuchiya	Yutaka Tsuchiya
TTakuya UemuraJun Mitsui	Jun Mitsui
Asako MaekawaYuriko Tagami	Yuriko Tagami
TTomomi WatanabeMasami Kimura	Masami Kimura
MMayuko MatsunoAkemi Hamamoto	Akemi Hamamoto
IIzumi NakamoriYasuko Kikuchi	Yasuko Kikuchi
Mayumi SatoMieko Yamashita	Mieko Yamashita
TTakahiro OgawaTomoyuki Shibata	Tomoyuki Shibata
Kentarō ShimizuYoung Teacher	Young Teacher
Yoko AkiYoshimoto's Girlfriend	Yoshimoto's Girlfriend
Shusuke KanekoBookstore Clerk (uncredited)	Bookstore Clerk (uncredited)