The Crazy Family (1984)
The Crazy Family (1984) - Drama Movies 107 minutes. Die total verrückte Familie, Gyakufunsha Kazoku, Die Familie mit dem umgekehrten Düsenantrieb, The Crazy Family, 역분사 가족. The Kobayashi family finally get the chance to move out of their tiny, cramped Tokyo apartment in favour of the suburban house of their dreams. But all is not well: the house is infested by termites and the family starts cracking up: Son Masaki is studying so obsessively for his exams that he's losing his mind; daughter Erika is oblivious of all but her forthcoming record company audition, grandfather Yasukuni starts getting World War II flashbacks and father Katsuhiko is so worried about his family's "sickness" that he thinks can only be cured by group suicide. dark comedy, mental breakdown, satire, dysfunctional family, domestic violence, incest, moving to a city, self-harm, comedy thriller
Released: Jun 24, 1984
Runtime: 107 minutes
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Thriller
Stars: Katsuya Kobayashi, Mitsuko Baisho, Youki Kudoh, Yoshiki Arizono, Hitoshi Ueki, Kazuhiko Kishino
Crew: Yoshinori Kobayashi (Writer), Gakuryu Ishii (Director), Jun'ichi Kikuchi (Editor), Masaki Tamura (Director of Photography), Kazuhiko Hasegawa (Executive Producer), Toyoji Yamane (Executive Producer)