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
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桃井かおり

Noriko Kimura

桃井かおり
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岩崎ひろみ

Terumi Kimura

岩崎ひろみ
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伊崎充則

Taro Kimura

伊崎充則
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柄本明

Shinichi Amemiya

柄本明
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木内みどり

Sayuri Amemiya

木内みどり
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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
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Shin Nakano

Ken Takakura

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加藤嘉

Tokijiro

加藤嘉
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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
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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
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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
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Kenji Kobayashi

Soba Restaurant A

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Kiichi Nosaka

Soba restaurant B

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Tokuhisa Yamashita

Unknown Role

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Crew

Tatsumi Nikamoto

Unknown Role

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ベンガル

Middle-aged man

ベンガル

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