Gyakufunusha Kazuko

For the Kobayashi family, their first house is meant to be the start of a future defined by order. But the unannounced arrival of the grandfather unleashes an obscurity that radically dismantles their bourgeois suburban idyll… Sogo Ishii’s hysterical yet humorous family drama serves as a furious satire on social advancement: the dream of success mutates into a psychophysical collapse, and newfound freedom descends into collective madness. As their private home transforms into a surreal battlefield, the family members’ obsessions become their weapons in the struggle for survival… A blend of bizarre grotesque and pure punk, the film reacts to the social pressures of 1980s Japan! (Lien May Lucas)