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7.6/10   206 votes
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Director:
Yoshimitsu Morita
Writers:
Yohei Honma (novel)
Yoshinori Kobayashi (writer)
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Release Date:
1 April 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
A sendup of the stereo-typical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone;... more | add synopsis
Awards:
17 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
A rather slap-stick portrayal of an important story. more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Yusaku Matsuda ... Yoshimoto, the tutor
Juzo Itami ... Mr. Numata, the father
Saori Yuki ... Mrs. Numata, the mother
Ichirota Miyagawa ... Shigeyuki, the younger brother
Junichi Tsujita ... Shinichi, the older brother
Yoneko Matsukane ... Shigeyuki's English teacher
Kaori Okamoto ... Mieko's sister
Shinobu Tsuruta ... Shûichi's English teacher
Jun Togawa ... Neighbor's wife
Katsunobu Ito ... Shigeyuki's Japanese teacher
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Yoko Agi ... Yoshimoto's Lover
Yoshihiro Kato ... Shigeyuki's gymnastic teacher
Asako Kobayashi ... Yuriko Tagami
Kentarô Shimizu ... Young teacher
Kazuko Shirakawa ... Mieko's mother
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Family Game (International: English title)
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Runtime:
107 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
Japan

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Mrs. Numata, the mother: My son is not dumb because, as a little boy, he memorized an entire book about roller-coasters.
Yoshimoto, the tutor: Perhaps then he can work in an amusement park.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 100 Years of Japanese Cinema (1994) (TV) more

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1 out of 21 people found the following comment useful:-
A rather slap-stick portrayal of an important story., 16 August 2001
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Author: gordon-31 from Irvine, CA

A middle-class Japanese teenager won't study to pass exams to get into high school so a tutor is hired. The tutor, who is basically a slob, gets the done. The family lives in a high-rise apartment across the Sumida River from Tokyo and it is interesting to see what family life is like in that set-up. The teenager's mother tries valiantly to see her children succeed in a rather chaotic situation.

The Japanese education system is a rat-race to pass exams. It deserves a better story than this one.

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