Does The Family Game end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Family Game scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Family Game violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Family Game sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Family Game easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Family Game

Name: The Family Game
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1983
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Yūsaku Matsuda, Jūzō Itami, Saori Yuki, Ichirôta Miyakawa, Junichi Tsujita

Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita

Produced by Art Theatre Guild, Nikkatsu Studio

1983107 min6.9 / 10

A satirical, energetic deconstruction of the Japanese nuclear family that uses absurdist comedy and social critique to expose the dysfunction lurking beneath postwar domestic conformity.

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.

Clusters

Funny Movies About Life's Meaning Dark Comedy Drama Samurai Movies Professional Occupations Sibling Relationships

Genres

Comedy Drama

Keywords

Tutor Japanese Family Brothers Shōwa Era (1926-89)

Questions people ask

Does The Family Game end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Family Game scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Family Game violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Family Game sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Family Game easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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