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The Crazy Family

1984 · 107 min

A wild, satirical descent into family chaos that is both hilarious and disturbing, keeping you on edge as it spirals out of control.

Directed by
Gakuryu Ishii
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Thriller
Starring
Katsuya Kobayashi, Mitsuko Baisho, Youki Kudoh
Tagline
They're just like yours.
Overview
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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Directed by
Gakuryu Ishii
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Thriller
Starring
Katsuya Kobayashi, Mitsuko Baisho, Youki Kudoh
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • madness
  • isolation
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, comedy, thriller
Directed by
Gakuryu Ishii
Written by
Fumio Kōnami, Gakuryu Ishii, Yoshinori Kobayashi
Starring
Katsuya Kobayashi, Mitsuko Baisho, Youki Kudoh, Yoshiki Arizono, Hitoshi Ueki, Kazuhiko Kishino, Akira Ogata, Toyoko Koumi
Cinematography
Masaki Tamura
Runtime
107 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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