Gyaku-funsha Kazoku (Crazy Family)
Sogo Ishii, 1984, JP, Japanese spoken, Dutch & French subtitles, 107'
True to his extravagant style, Sogo Ishii's Crazy Family is a wild comedy with a touch of black humour that attacks the sacred institution of the family in Japan. In this home invasion, where the threat comes from within, the filmmaker breaks through the preconceptions about family happiness — a disguised nightmare that ultimately suffocates his characters. Crazy Family, an influence that Takashi Miike claims for his Visitor Q, is an entertaining slaughterfest with a kinetic soundtrack imbued with a true punk spirit.
