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A Family

A Family

I didn't have a father or a mother, but I had a family.

20217.32h 16m

Overview

Taken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging to adhere to the family code amid ever-changing times.

Directed by Michihito Fujii
Written by Michihito Fujii
Produced by Michiaki Tsunoda, Junko Sato, Keizo Okamoto
Box Office0Revenue: $2.2M

Top Cast

Go Ayano

Go Ayano

Kenji Yamamoto

Hiroshi Tachi

Hiroshi Tachi

Hiroshi Shibasaki

Machiko Ono

Machiko Ono

Yuka Kudo

Yukiya Kitamura

Yukiya Kitamura

Tsutomu Nakamura

Hayato Ichihara

Hayato Ichihara

Ryuta Hosono

Hayato Isomura

Hayato Isomura

Tsubasa Kimura

Shinobu Terajima

Shinobu Terajima

Aiko Kimura

Ryutaro Ninomiya

Ryutaro Ninomiya

Kohei Ohara

Taro Suruga

Taro Suruga

Reiji Kawayama

Ryo Iwamatsu

Ryo Iwamatsu

Kazuhiko Osako

Themes & Keywords

japansocietyyakuzaconflictcriminal underworldcrime familythe flow of the timesanti-organized crime lawyakuza exclusion ordinances

About A Family

A Family is a crime, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of japan, society, yakuza, conflict, criminal underworld, crime family. Directed by Michihito Fujii, it stars Go Ayano, Hiroshi Tachi, Machiko Ono. Taken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging to adhere to the family code amid ever-changing times.

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