The read
A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Gakuryu IshiiDirector
- Yoshinori KobayashiWriter
- Gakuryu IshiiScreenplay
- Fumio KōnamiScreenplay
Cast
- Katsuya KobayashiKatsuhiko Kobayashi
- Mitsuko BaishoSaeko Kobayashi
- Youki KudohErika Kobayashi
- Yoshiki ArizonoMasaki Kobayashi
- Hitoshi UekiYasukune Kobayashi
- Kazuhiko KishinoAnnouncer (voice)
- Akira OgataCast
- Toyoko KoumiCast
- Iwao HayashizakiCast
- Nobuhiro GomoriCast
- Yoshinori InoueCast
- Hirona TakahashiCast
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Themes
dark comedymental breakdownsatiredysfunctional familydomestic violenceincestjapanese familymoving to a cityself-harmshōwa era (1926-89)comedy thriller