Japan Synopsis
逆噴射家族
The Kobayashi family finally get the chance to move out of their tiny, cramped Tokyo apartment in favour of the suburban house of their dreams. But all is not well: the house is infested by termites and the family starts cracking up: Son Masaki is studying so obsessively for his exams that he's losing his mind; daughter Erika is oblivious of all but her forthcoming record company audition, grandfather Yasukuni starts getting World War II flashbacks and father Katsuhiko is so worried about his family's "sickness" that he thinks can only be cured by group suicide.
Drama + Comedy in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Crazy Family itself).
The 1983–1985 Japan Window
The Crazy Family holds position #46 of 70 Japan films in the 1983–1985 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Crazy Family premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Japan films in 1984.
The 616th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 14th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Crazy Family, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- mental breakdown · 3
- self-harm · 3
- moving to a city · 2
- comedy thriller · 1
- dark comedy · 20
- incest · 17
- dysfunctional family · 12
- domestic violence · 10
- satire · 9
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,994 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (35th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,323 of 1,933 (top 68%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | International Television Films, Inc., Art Theatre Guild, Directors Company |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | June 24, 1984 |
| IMDb | tt0087377 |