Summaries

After moving into a new house, a family starts acting crazier and crazier.

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...—Michael Brooke <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • dark comedy
  • suicide
  • satire comedy
  • suburb
  • termite
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Jun 22, 1984
Countries of origin Japan
Language Japanese
Filming locations Urawa, Saitama, Japan
Production companies Art Theatre Guild (ATG) Directors Company

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 46m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
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