The Family Game #JFF2026

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Japanese (Thai & English Subtitles) Widely regarded as one of Morita's most definitive works, "The Family Game" swept the awards that season, receiving major recognition at the Japan Academy Awards, the Blue Ribbon Awards, and Kinema Junpo. Set against the backdrop of an ordinary middle-class family, the story is imbued with Morita's satirical humor and depicts the chaos that ensues after an unconventional home tutor arrives to help their younger son prepare for his high school entrance exams. Though based on Yohei Honma's novel of the same name, Morita's audacious adaptation offers thought-provoking insights into future familial dynamics. One particularly famous scene shows every family member sitting on one side of the table to eat rather than around it. Yusaku Matsuda, a longtime fan of Morita's work, delivers a standout performance as the idiosyncratic tutor.