Its time for Kung Fu Hustle! Hong Kong king of comedy Stephen Chow returns with
...Its time for Kung Fu Hustle! Hong Kong king of comedy Stephen Chow returns with
...Toyoda Toshiakis latest offering begins as a quirky comedy about an eccentric little family, before veering off into far darker territory. Koizumi Kyoko stars as Eriko, mother of a perfectly normal suburban family. She has a salaryman husb&, two teenage children (one girl, one boy) & is herself a housewife. She has a terminally ill mother that she cares for & a family she adores. But she also has a very bizarre rule that affects every member of the household. Everyone must tell the truth about everything. All the time. So when her daughter Mana asks one morning where she was conceived, Eriko & her husband happily inform her that it was at a love hotel in town that is still open today. Mana is intrigued & sets out to find the establishment for herself.
Here it is exposed that the family members are not half as quaint as they appeared. Erikos husband is really a philandering cheat with at least two mistresses on the go, the kids rarely go to school & all of them lie through their teeth on a daily basis. Even Eriko suffers long & hard dealing with her mother. The veneer of domestic bliss begins to crack, & Toyoda has no qualms about showing us every little detail.