Overview

Set in the 1990s, this film uses black humour to cast a sharp, satirical eye at the problems facing modern Japanese families. Hiroshi accidentally hits a young woman with his car and flees in panic. He confesses to his wife, Yoko, who persuades him to keep quiet as his arrest would mean the end for their already troubled family. Their daughter is having an affair with a married man, their son is being bullied and refusing to go to school and their grandfather is becoming more difficult. Yoko urges the family to move the car into the living room in order to destroy the evidence by taking it apart. Hiroshi finally decides to do the honest thing but a series of bizarre incidents then ensues...

Cast

Kyōzō Nagatsuka, Mie Nakao, Chiharu, Mitsunari Hashimoto, Yôko Ohshima, Ryo Iwamatsu, Hiroo Ôtaka, Mitsuko Ishii

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What is "The Hit-and-Run Family" about?

Set in the 1990s, this film uses black humour to cast a sharp, satirical eye at the problems facing modern Japanese families. Hiroshi accidentally hits a young woman with his car and flees in panic. He confesses to his wife, Yoko, who persuades him to keep quiet as his arrest would mean the end for their already troubled family. Their daughter is having an affair with a married man, their son is being bullied and refusing to go to school and their grandfather is becoming more difficult. Yoko urges the family to move the car into the living room in order to destroy the evidence by taking it apart. Hiroshi finally decides to do the honest thing but a series of bizarre incidents then ensues...

When was "The Hit-and-Run Family" released?

The Hit-and-Run Family was released in 1992.

Who stars in "The Hit-and-Run Family"?

The cast includes Kyōzō Nagatsuka, Mie Nakao, Chiharu, Mitsunari Hashimoto.