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Kimurake no Hitobito (木村家の人びと) is a 1988 Japanese film directed by Yōjirō Takita. It is also known as The Yen Family in America, as well as Famille Yen in France. It stars Takeshi Kaga and Kaori Momoi. It is a comedy about a family and their obsession for making money.
Original Release
05/14/1988
US Release
01/18/1989
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Takeshi Kaga | Hajime Kimura |
| Kaori Momoi | Noriko Kimura |
| Hiromi Iwasaki | Terumi Kimura |
| Mitsunori Isaki | Taro Kimura |
| Bengal | Newspaper man / Middle-aged man |
| Akira Emoto | Shinichi Amemiya |
| Kazuyo Ezaki | House wife / Indecent Housewife |
| Yukijiro Hotaru | Dance teacher |
| Yutaka Ikejima | Manager / Assistant manager |
| Yoshi Katô | Tokijiro |
Directors
Writers
Nobuyuki Isshiki, Toshihiko Tani
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Takeshi Kaga | Hajime Kimura |
| Kaori Momoi | Noriko Kimura |
| Hiromi Iwasaki | Terumi Kimura |
| Mitsunori Isaki | Taro Kimura |
| Bengal | Newspaper man / Middle-aged man |
| Akira Emoto | Shinichi Amemiya |
| Kazuyo Ezaki | House wife / Indecent Housewife |
| Yukijiro Hotaru | Dance teacher |
| Yutaka Ikejima | Manager / Assistant manager |
| Yoshi Katô | Tokijiro |
| Akiko Kazami | Mitsu Amemiya |
| Midori Kiuchi | Sayuri Amemiya |
| Hiroyuki Konishi | Masashi Takakura / Masashi Takakura, neighbor |
| Kiminobu Okumura | Takekichi |
| Kôen Okumura | Takeyoshi |
| Michiko Shimizu | Sayaka Takakura / Sayaka Takakura, Masashi's wife |
| Yukiko Tachibana | House wife / Silent Housewife |
| Naoto Takenaka | Refuse collector / Hidden wasteman |
| Jun Tatara | Umekichi |
| Mari Torigoe | Yasuyo / Ashiro |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Shin'ya Kawai | Producer |
| Shuji Miyajima | Producer |
| Kôichi Murakami | Producer |
| Hideji Miyajima | Producer |
