The read
A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10.
Synopsis
A sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone; mom is a hopeless housewife; the older son is a moderate academic success; but the younger son is a rebellious goof-off for whom a tutor must be hired. The tutor proceeds to blow the entire family apart.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
27 audience votes
Key crew
- Yoshimitsu MoritaDirector
- Yoshimitsu MoritaScreenplay
Cast
- Yūsaku MatsudaSho Yoshimoto
- Jūzō ItamiKosuke Numata
- Saori YukiChikako Numata
- Ichirôta MiyakawaShigeyuki Numata
- Junichi TsujitaShinichi Numata
- Yoneko MatsukaneShigeyuki's English Teacher
- Kaori OkamotoMieko's Older Sister
- Jun TogawaNeighbor's Wife
- Kazuko ShirakawaMieko's Mother
- Shinobu TsurutaShinichi's English and Homeroom Teacher
- Shiro SasakiMieko's Father
- Katsunobu ItoShigeyuki's Japanese Teacher
Stills
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Themes
tutorjapanese familybrothersshōwa era (1926-89)