Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe (1995)

overview : The members of the Ameya family are all scammers. After their election scheme goes bust in their hometown, they move from Shikoku to Tokyo and resume their fraudulent activities. Everything carries on smoothly until the eldest and the fourth sons' modus operandi go awry, the mother's lover runs off with another woman, and disasters strike one after another. This film is a collaboration between Yoichi Sai and Goro Kishitani following "All Under the Moon." The family business of the Ameya family is defrauding people. The matriarch, who keeps getting married and divorced, has five children with different fathers. The Ameya family chases after fortune and leaves a trail of trouble on their path.

Release Date : Jan 28, 1995

Runtime : 1h 49m

Genre : Comedy  

Companies : TV Tokyo, AMUSE, Cinequanon

Countries : Japan

Keywords : dysfunctional family, road trip, cons and scams