The Crazy Family
1984 · Movie · 107 min · ★ 7.0
Shortly after moving to the suburbs, the Kobayashis start to come undone. Convinced a family curse is at the root of their erratic behavior, the man of the house takes it upon himself to course-correct before it takes the last of their sanity.
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Details
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-06-24
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 107 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (31 votes)
Themes
- dark comedy
- mental breakdown
- satire
- dysfunctional family
- domestic violence
- incest
- japanese family
- moving to a city
- self-harm
- shōwa era (1926-89)
- comedy thriller
Cast & crew
Katsuya Kobayashi
as Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Mitsuko Baisho
as Saeko Kobayashi
Youki Kudoh
as Erika Kobayashi
Yoshiki Arizono
as Masaki Kobayashi
Hitoshi Ueki
as Yasukune Kobayashi
Kazuhiko Kishino
as Announcer (voice)
Akira Ogata
- TK
Toyoko Koumi
- IH
Iwao Hayashizaki
- NG
Nobuhiro Gomori
Directed by Gakuryu Ishii