The Yen Family
The Yen Family

The Yen Family

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1988
1h 53m
5.9(8 votes)
Comedy
Drama
Family

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Fuji Television Network

Cast & Crew

43 members
Acting

鹿賀丈史

Hajime Kimura

鹿賀丈史
Acting

桃井かおり

Noriko Kimura

桃井かおり
Acting

岩崎ひろみ

Terumi Kimura

岩崎ひろみ
Acting

伊崎充則

Taro Kimura

伊崎充則
Acting

柄本明

Shinichi Amemiya

柄本明
Acting

木内みどり

Sayuri Amemiya

木内みどり
Acting

風見章子

Mitsu Amemiya

風見章子
Acting

小西博之

Masashi Takakura, neighbor

小西博之
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清水ミチコ

Sayaka Takakura, Masashi's wife

清水ミチコ
Acting

Shin Nakano

Ken Takakura

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加藤嘉

Tokijiro

加藤嘉
Acting

多々良純

Umekichi

多々良純
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奥村公延

Takeyoshi

奥村公延
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木田三千雄

Matsuyoshi

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Chigusa Tsuyuhara

Fujie

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辻伊万里

Takae

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今井和子

Nasue

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鳥越まり

Ashiro

鳥越まり
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酒井敏也

Hirono

酒井敏也
Acting

池島ゆたか

Assistant manager

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十貫寺梅軒

Unknown Role

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上田耕一

Manager

上田耕一
Acting

津村鷹志

Principal

津村鷹志
Writing

高田純

Unknown Role

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Yasuo Uematsu

Unknown Role

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Junko Idonuma

Unknown Role

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Yoshimi Nakajima

Unknown Role

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Toyofumi Nishimura

Unknown Role

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Misuzu Higashiyama

Unknown Role

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Kei Takyo

Unknown Role

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Yoko Emori

Professor Kamikawachi

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竹中直人

Hidden wasteman

竹中直人
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螢雪次朗

Dance teacher

螢雪次朗
Acting

Lupin Suzuki

Newspaper owner

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Koji Yamaguchi

Poor student

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Kazuyo Ezaki

Indecent Housewife

Kazuyo Ezaki
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橘ユキコ

Silent Housewife

橘ユキコ
Acting

Mikiko Miki

OL

Mikiko Miki
Acting

Kenji Kobayashi

Soba Restaurant A

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Kiichi Nosaka

Soba restaurant B

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山下 徳久

Unknown Role

山下 徳久
Crew

Tatsumi Nikamoto

Unknown Role

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Acting

ベンガル

Middle-aged man

ベンガル

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