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What a Wonderful Family!
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What a Wonderful Family!

2016-03-16 · 108 min · ★ 7.3

Comedy · Family

A husband and wife have been married for 50 years. For her birthday, the husband asks the wife what she wants for her birthday present. She replies that she wants a divorce. The wife's divorce announcement sends the entire family into chaos.

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Directors
Yoji Yamada
Production companies
Shochiku, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, GYAO, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, Kinoshita Komuten, Kodansha, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Nippan Group Holdings, TV Asahi, Shochiku Broadcasting, Hakuhodo, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, THE YOMIURI-SHIMBUN, Shochiku Tokyo Studio, Sumitomo Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Isao HashizumeIsao HashizumeShuzo Hirata
Kazuko YoshiyukiKazuko YoshiyukiTomiko Hirata
Masahiko NishimuraMasahiko NishimuraKonosuke Hirata
Yui NatsukawaYui NatsukawaFumie Hirata
Hayashiya Shōzō IXHayashiya Shōzō IXTaizo Kanai
Tomoko NakajimaTomoko NakajimaShigeko Kanai
Yu AoiYu AoiNoriko Mamiya
Satoshi TsumabukiSatoshi TsumabukiShota Hirata
Nakamura TakanosukeKenichi Hirata
Ayumu MaruyamaNobusuke Hirata
Nenji KobayashiNenji KobayashiNumata
Jun FubukiJun FubukiKayo
Takashi SasanoTakashi SasanoCustodian
Katsumi KibaKatsumi KibaTakamura
Tsurube ShofukuteiTsurube ShofukuteiDoctor
Yûki TokunagaEel Restaurant Delivery Man
Fujita Okamoto
Yuriko HirookaYuriko Hirooka
Koen KondoKoen Kondo
Masayasu KitayamaMasayasu Kitayama

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