The Family Game
ComedyDrama
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, played by the prototypical bad boy actor Matsuda Yusaku, proceeds to blow the entire family apart.
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A darkly comedic and unsettling look at a dysfunctional family. This film dissects societal expectations and familial roles with a satirical edge, leading to explosive, chaotic consequences.
darkly comedicsatiricalunsettlingchaoticsteadyShowa era cinemadomestic dramacharacter studyfamily dynamicssocial critiquerebellionidentity
tutorjapanese familybrothersshowashowa era
