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Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
8.0 / 10• 1995• 1h 49m•NR• Japanese
Comedy
Storyline
The members of the Ameya family are all scammers. After their election scheme goes bust in their hometown, they move from Shikoku to Tokyo and resume their fraudulent activities. Everything carries on smoothly until the eldest and the fourth sons' modus operandi go awry, the mother's lover runs off with another woman, and disasters strike one after another. This film is a collaboration between Yoichi Sai and Goro Kishitani following "All Under the Moon." The family business of the Ameya family is defrauding people. The matriarch, who keeps getting married and divorced, has five children with different fathers. The Ameya family chases after fortune and leaves a trail of trouble on their path.
Cast & Crew
Goro Kishitani
Minoru Ameya
Lead
Moeko Ezawa
Matsu Ameya
Kazuya Takahashi
Susumu Ameya
Ittoku Kishibe
Kimio Hatsukaichi, Matsu's lover
Yoshiki Arizono
Detective
Yukijiro Hotaru
Kyozo
Toshiyuki Kitami
KItami
Jun Kunimura
Yoichi, Takashi's uncle
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yōichi Sai's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
