Die Familie mit dem umgekehrten Düsenantrieb (1984)

Die Familie mit dem umgekehrten Düsenantrieb: Directed by Gakuryû Ishii. With Katsuya Kobayashi, Mitsuko Baishô, Yoshiki Arizono, Yûki Kudô. After moving into a new house, a family starts acting crazier and crazier.

“I first saw this movie before I had ever set foot in Japan, and found it freaky and outrageous. A tour de force of punk values in celluloid. I assumed that much of this impression was due to my unfamiliarity with Japan. Now, after living in Japan from 1987 until 1991, itu0026#39;s still just as outrageous. One of the rare movies that combines freak out visual images with a serious concept. Ishii takes the u0026#39;typicalu0026#39; Japanese family by each stereotype in turn, and stretches each to cartoon extremes. Lock all these characters in a house with all the windows and doors nailed shut, and let the climax to this movie slowly build. Recommended for viewers who are decidedly not faint hearted.”