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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
JP
Genres:
Drama, Comedy, Thriller
Release:
June 1984
Production:
International Television Films, Art Theatre Guild, Directors Company
Cast:
Katsuya Kobayashi, Mitsuko Baisho, Youki Kudoh, Yoshiki Arizono, Hitoshi Ueki, Kazuhiko Kishino, Akira Ogata, Toyoko Koumi, Iwao Hayashizaki, Nobuhiro Gomori, Yoshinori Inoue, Hirona Takahashi, Kunihiro Ide, Alex Ablamov
Tags:
dark comedy, mental breakdown, satire, dysfunctional family, domestic violence, incest, japanese family, moving to a city, self-harm, shōwa era (1926-89), comedy thriller
