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Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
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Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

1997-11-08 · 103 min · ★ 7.6

Comedy

A love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and almost everyone among the crew insists on changing various parts of the play to their liking.

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Directors
Koki Mitani
Production companies
TOHO, Fuji Television Network
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Toshiaki KarasawaToshiaki KarasawaManabu Kudo
Kyoka SuzukiKyoka SuzukiMiyako Suzuki
Masahiko NishimuraMasahiko NishimuraTatsuhiko Ushijima
Keiko TodaKeiko TodaNokko Senbon
Toshiyuki HosokawaToshiyuki HosokawaJo Hamamura
Jun InoueJun InoueHiromitsu Hirose
Takehiko OnoTakehiko OnoBen Noda
Kaoru OkunukiKaoru OkunukiSumiko Nagai
Moro MorookaMoro MorookaBucky
Yoshimasa KondoYoshimasa KondoShiro Suzuki
Shunji FujimuraShunji FujimuraMansaku Iori
Shirô NamikiShirô NamikiSuhuru Hosaka
Zen KajiharaZen KajiharaHarugoro Otaguro
Hiromasa TaguchiHiromasa TaguchiMakoto Tatsumi
Akira FuseShuji Horinouchi
Yasukiyo UmenoYasukiyo UmenoFurukawa
Ken WatanabeKen WatanabeRaita Onuki
Kaori MomoiKaori MomoiTakako Nakaura
B-saku SatohB-saku SatohIwao Kamota
Matsumoto Kōshirō XMatsumoto Kōshirō XKimihoko Saimeiji

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