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Film / 2017
What a Wonderful Family! 2
Directed by
Yoji Yamada
Several years after Shuzo settled his wife’s birthday-surprise divorce proposal (What a Wonderful Family, 40th), the Hirata family faces new problems. Ignoring his family’s worry that he is too old to drive, Shuzo takes his old schoolmate for a spin after carousing. Soon, a new disturbance arises for the Hirata family. Veteran director Yamada Yoji continues his comedy about the “perfect“ Japanese family turned upside down in chaos, laughters and understanding. This time, with an …
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Several years after Shuzo settled his wife’s birthday-surprise divorce proposal (What a Wonderful Family, 40th), the Hirata family faces new problems. Ignoring his family’s worry that he is too old to drive, Shuzo takes his old schoolmate for a spin after carousing. Soon, a new disturbance arises for the Hirata family. Veteran director Yamada Yoji continues his comedy about the “perfect“ Japanese family turned upside down in chaos, laughters and understanding. This time, with an additional taste of death.
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Isao HashizumeShuzo Hirata
Kazuko YoshiyukiTomiko Hirata
Masahiko NishimuraKonosuke Hirata
Yu AoiNoriko Mamiya
Yui NatsukawaFumie Hirata
Tomoko NakajimaShigeko Kanai
Hayashiya Shōzō IXTaizo Kanai
Satoshi TsumabukiShota Hirata
Jun FubukiKayo
Nenji KobayashiGinnpei Maruta
Tsurube Shofukutei
Takashi Sasano
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