The Family Game

The Family Game

1983 · 107 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy, Drama

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.

Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita · Written by Yoshimitsu Morita

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