This is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1983 for Yoshimitsu Morita’s breakthrough satire The Family Game (家族ゲーム). Starring Yūsaku Matsuda as the anarchic private tutor who upends a buttoned-down household, the film skewers cram-school culture and middle-class conformity with deadpan wit and cool New Wave stylings. A critical and box-office hit, it won multiple Japan Academy Prizes and cemented Morita as a leading voice of 1980s Japanese cinema.
Film background
Adapted from Yohei Honma’s novel, the movie crossfades family comedy with social critique—tracking exam anxiety, performative success, and the fragility of domestic harmony. Morita’s precise framing and rhythmic editing influenced subsequent “shomin-geki” portraits of contemporary life and helped launch a cycle of stylish, satirical dramas through the decade.
Poster design
A striking, Pop-art sheet in cyan and hot-magenta: a halftone five-person family portrait sits rigidly behind a dining table, its smiles thin and performative. Speech-bubble chevrons march across the image in playful kana, while the giant title 「家族ゲーム」 and English header THE FAMILY GAME dominate the sky-blue field. The minimalist atg-style credit band anchors the base—an iconic, gallery-worthy piece that captures the film’s ironic, design-forward sensibility.
Condition
Excellent condition. Please review the photos; they show the exact poster for sale.
This poster is an original Japanese theatrical B2 from the 1983 first-release campaign.
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
It is over 42 years old!
Certificate of Authenticity included.
