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2016

What a Wonderful Family! / 家族はつらいよ

Kazoku wa tsuraiyo

What a Wonderful Family!

家族はつらいよ

2016 "What a Wonderful Family!" Film Partners.

2016 "What a Wonderful Family!" Film Partners.

2016 "What a Wonderful Family!" Film Partners.

2016 "What a Wonderful Family!" Film Partners.

Release Date
March, 12th, 2016
Running Time
108 min
Genre
Comedy , Drama , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (DCP)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

SHOCHIKU, Sumitomo, TV Asahi, Kinoshita Group, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Shochiku Broadcasting, THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN, HAKUHODO, ABC, Nippan, GYAO!, NAGOYA BROADCASTING NETWORK, KODANSHA, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, HTB

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

SHOCHIKU

[ Production Studio ]

SHOCHIKU

[ Story ]

A heartwarming comedy from director Yamada Yoji, known for his "It's Tough Being a Man" (Otoko wa Tsuraiyo) series, which reassembles the cast of his Tokyo Family. Hashizume Isao, Yoshiyuki Kazuko, and Tsumabuki Satoshi portray an entirely different family in a story about elderly parents considering divorce which sends their whole family into a panic.
In his fiftieth year of marriage to Tomiko (Yoshiyuki), Shuzo (Hashizume) decides to buy her a birthday present for a change. However, she tells him she wants his seal on an application for divorce. Their children swiftly convene a family meeting.

[ Official Site ]

http://kazoku-tsuraiyo.jp

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2015 Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan Now
2016 Shanghai International Film Festival, Officially Recommended
2016 Fantasia International Film Festival

[ Contact (International) ]

SHOCHIKU CO., LTD.
International Sales & Licensing

13F, Togeki Bldg., 4-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8422
tel: +81-3-5550-1623
fax: +81-3-5550-1654
E-mail: ibd@shochiku.co.jp
http://www.shochikufilms.com

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Tokyo Family

Tokyo Family (2012)

Director
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Cast
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Cast
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Cast
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Director
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Cast
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