The Horrific Truth Behind Saiko! The Large Family
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- What if the most chilling horror you could imagine came not from spooky ghosts or monsters, or Nicolas Cage playing some kind of powdered serial killer, but from the hidden cracks within a seemingly ordinary, albeit somewhat large family? Tonight on the program, we will be exploring the horrific depths of a peculiar video known as Banned From Broadcast: Saiko! The Large Family. I first heard about this from ReignBot’s channel, so check them out if you're so inclined:
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Banned from Broadcast: Saiko! The Large Family (2009)
• Saiko! The Large Family
Banned from Broadcast 2: A Damned Big Family (2004)
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David "trapped in a jar" Stockdale
The fart in the jar David
I actually think your analysis is better suited to the first film, Saiko! is actually a sequel. It was part of a six part series of mockumentaries that were mini-mysteries for the audience to solve. It takes place years prior with the original father having lost his job and the stress of supporting a large family with the humiliation of not working, starts abusing his kids, possibly killing one. The mother poisoned her husband with his exclusive meal that he sometimes shared with the family cat, and she was having her kids help out again with her new husband. It’s also implied that her eldest son helped with the murder of his father as his posters are confessions in his room and he’s shut himself in due to the trauma.
i was thinking the same thing! theres a subtled version up now! and based on the drawing labels, keiichirou absolutely killed his kid. turns out the mom knocked over his ladder, leading to his injury, because he hit one of the kids. the whole thing is laid out in a series of childrens drawings that werent translated (i and others provided the TLs dont worry).
just when we needed him the most
he returned
speaking of Japanese films that deconstruct the horrors of the nuclear family unit! apologies if you’ve brought it up before and i just missed it, but otherwise: have you seen Noriko’s Dinner Table? feel like you’d really appreciate it (and i’d be delighted if you’d consider doing a video unpacking it)
Glad to see your videos in my feed once more. Hope you continue to recover!
Hell yeah. My girlfriend and I watched this movie after hearing about it from Reignbot as well.
I tricked myself into thinking of the dad as the Good Guy trying his best so I was having trouble with the fact that Ringo is poisoning him just like their previous abusive father (and his cat, idk why the cat had to go), even after the mother is dealt with (the knives stuck in the fruit coupled with at least two of the children's names being fruits, Ringo which is apple and Remon which is Lemon hint at what she does to them). NM's analysis coupled with the dad's earlier descriptions as "creepy" and "gross" for his trying too hard to be their father, made me think of Japan's belly-up attitude and more recent "hyper kawaii-zation", where a lot of media is very interested in selling some idea of things being ok, while very blatantly ignoring darker themes even when they're right there (a ton of isekai, the most overpopulated genre, start with a death from over-working that is swiftly sweeped under the rug and never mentioned again).
Ringo knows this has to go as well. Even though the dad helped her, and even though she has to use her mother's tools/plan (before she was dealt with I thought it was gonna be something like the mom waited the 7 years for the money, then re-married immediately to kill her new husband and repeat the cycle. I still think this was her plan, but I think it's significant that though Ringo and Gouki get rid of her, they continue with her plan), it's for the family's sake.
The statement I'm reading is something like
"Even though we owe a lot to the previous generations, we can't ignore the harm they do (mom had to go, obviously, but nice dad has to go as well). And even if we reject their ideas and may even leave them behind, we can still use their tools and what they've given us shamelessly (keeping with mom's plan even when she's gone), for the good of the younger generations".
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Thinking further about the cat, maybe it's something about globalization? He's called Enrique I think. Like the abusive dad is the previous national ideology (which fits with the current dad's meaning) and a small part of it was Japan's sacrifices for the sake of being more welcoming to foreigners (which fits a little less as a metaphor because globalization feels like a more current thing than a part of the ideology of WW2 Japan)? Or maybe the previous dad is the U.S. and the cat is globalization (which makes more sense as an isolated metaphor but muddies the meaning of the current dad)
reminds me of the "superflat" movement as a response to the whole Cool Japan thing (spreading japanese culture worldwide, the hyper-kawaii thing you said). also, all the girls are named after fruits: ringo (apple), mikan (mandarin orange), remon (lemon), rie (pear trea branch), and sumomo (plum). the ryuu in ryuuta can also mean dragon with different kanji, so thats why a dragonfruit also had a knife.
He is the good guy though? The mom wanted to posion him to get his life insurance and the kids killed her cause they finally had a parent that didn't treat them badly. Also the mom was trying to murder the kids
Became obsessed with this film after reignbot covered it. Thanks so much for posting this, it would be great if you could also cover the prequel film!
Thank you for linking the film! I have also posted the "prequel" for anyone who is interested - it does shed some light on the story.
Here after thoroughly enjoying your Rehearsal analysis, and I hope you do a video on the Curse as well!
Nightmare Masterclass... I haven't heard that name in years...
the moms name is actually tsukasa, not tusaka. anyway, this is why i love your channel, i really like thinking about larger themes and readings texts with their background contexts in mind. the previous version has a subtitled vid out now, and much of your analysis applies to the abusive biodad, keiichirou. (spoilers)
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it's revealed at the end that tsukasa actually caused his injury preventing him from work because he hit one of the children. keiichirou also demands the family conform to their routine, because "it's best for a family to be together", abusing ringo when she shows up late to breakfast and missing their first morning exercises because she was studying for the sake of university. i think thats a pretty clear condemnation to the whole "the nail that sticks up gets hammered down" hyperconformity that's been the subject of criticism within japan.
i see sumio as a direct response and contrast to keiichirou: instead of abusing ringo, he's concerned about her, using his own money to settle her debts and bring her home; he allows rie to vent her spleen on him, but only retaliates when rie attacks her returned sister, and then immediately goes after her, searching for hours, and apologizes for his actions; when tsukasa mentions a curse, instead of dismissing it and grumbling about the cost, sumio suggests moving out for a fresh start. sumio is always trying to engage the children in conversation, and does things because he thinks the family will like them. so i think sumio's part in the conclusion shouldnt be overlooked, although i agree with your conclusion about ringo and gouki.
It turns out the true horror behind Saiko all along was capitalist socio-economics and capitalism in general.
saw the movie so interesting… im interested in your opinion on Longlegs…
I love hearing about the history and liked this story! I love how subtle things are.
Que mãe boazinha, aqui em casa se nao for comer na hora da comida, só lamento, vai ficar com fome xD ou vai ter que lavar a louça e ai ai ai se for fazer comida tarde e fazer muito barulho 😅😅😅
Mãe brasileira acaba com muita mãe de outro país na base do chinelo kkkkkkkkkk
Yeah! A new lesson from my favorite class!
Welcome back bro.
Gouki bozozuko
Great topic choice!
For sure worth the watch on UA-cam!
Woo! Hell yeah! ❤🎉 Gonna watch this film next
Hm. Reminds me of This House Has People In It.
Wait...Saiko sounds like Psycho...
And...God backwards is....Dog...
okay but why the casual Longlegs spoiler, i haven't been able to see it yet :(
Not even trying to be mean but why do you sound like you're talking over a tin can phone? I'm not a regular viewer so it's just like all of a sudden you sound like you're recording on an open mic with Bandicam. Still a great video though
Not everyone has the funds for a high quality microphone.
I just moved, and my new setup isn't quite finished yet. Need to do some acoustic treatment.
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