The Yen Family
May 14 1988
•2h 53m
•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.
Cast
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Takeshi Kaga
Hajime Kimura
Kaori Momoi
Noriko Kimura
Hiromi Iwasaki
Terumi Kimura
Mitsunori Isaki
Taro Kimura
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