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The Yen Family (1988)

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Family

Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strange family that works together to accumulate a small amount of money, while mixing irony and satire.

Rating
6.2 / 10 (9 votes)
Release date
May 14, 1988
Runtime
1h 53m
Language
Japanese
Director
Yojiro Takita
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Takeshi KagaHajime Kimura
  • Kaori MomoiNoriko Kimura
  • Hiromi IwasakiTerumi Kimura
  • Mitsunori IsakiTaro Kimura
  • Akira EmotoShinichi Amemiya
  • Midori KiuchiSayuri Amemiya
  • Akiko KazamiMitsu Amemiya
  • Hiroyuki KonishiMasashi Takakura, neighbor
  • Michiko ShimizuSayaka Takakura, Masashi's wife
  • Shin NakanoKen Takakura
  • Yoshi KatōTokijiro
  • Jun TataraUmekichi

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