when families watch television while eating. This epochal shift was marked, another critic said, by Morita's films and the works of novelist Haruki Murakami and musician Sakamoto Ryuichi, leading to a culture which celebrates meaninglessness. Notes Bibliography External links Arun Kumar. The Family Game (1983) Review – An Incredible Dark Comedy on the Middle-Class Nuclear Family Life. High On Films. May 8, 2021. 1983 films Films directed by Yoshimitsu Morita Japanese comedy-drama films 1980s Japanese-language films Best Film Kinema Junpo Award winners