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What a Wonderful Family! 2
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What a Wonderful Family! 2

2017-04-20 · 113 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy

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

Top Cast

Isao HashizumeIsao HashizumeShuzo Hirata
Kazuko YoshiyukiKazuko YoshiyukiTomiko Hirata
Masahiko NishimuraMasahiko NishimuraKonosuke Hirata
Yu AoiYu AoiNoriko Mamiya
Yui NatsukawaYui NatsukawaFumie Hirata
Tomoko NakajimaTomoko NakajimaShigeko Kanai
Hayashiya Shōzō IXHayashiya Shōzō IXTaizo Kanai
Satoshi TsumabukiSatoshi TsumabukiShota Hirata
Jun FubukiJun FubukiKayo
Nenji KobayashiNenji KobayashiGinnpei Maruta
Tsurube ShofukuteiTsurube Shofukutei
Takashi SasanoTakashi Sasano
Jiro DanJiro Dan
Koen KondoKoen Kondo
Yûki TokunagaEel Restaurant Delivery Man
Katsumi KibaKatsumi Kiba
Yuriko HirookaYuriko Hirooka
Nakamura TakanosukeKenichi Hirata
Fujita Okamoto
Ayumu MaruyamaNobusuke Hirata

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