What A Wonderful Family

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Movie: What A Wonderful Family! (English title) / It's Tough Being a Family (literal title)
Romaji: Kazoku wa Tsurai yo
Japanese: 家族はつらいよ
Director: Yoji Yamada
Writer: Yoji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu
Producer: Hiroshi Fukasawa
Cinematographer: Masashi Chikamori
Release Date: March 12, 2016
Runtime: 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Family-Comedy
Distributor: Shochiku
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

A husband (Isao Hashizume) and wife (Kazuko Yoshiyuki) 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.

Notes

Filming began September 19, 2014 and finishes late November, 2014.
Related titles:
1. What A Wonderful Family! | Kazoku wa Tsurai yo (2016)
2. What A Wonderful Family! 2 | Kazoku wa Tsurai yoII (2017)
3. What A Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life | Tsumayo Baranoyouni Kazoku wa Tsuraiyo III (2018)

Cast



Isao Hashizume	Kazuko Yoshiyuki	Masahiko Nishimura	Yui Natsukawa	Shozo Hayashiya
Shuzo Hirata	Tomiko Hirata	Konosuke Hirata	Fumie Hirata	Taizo Kanai



Tomoko Nakajima	Satoshi Tsumabuki	Yu Aoi	Nenji Kobayashi	Jun Fubuki
Shigeko Kanai	Shota Hirata	Noriko Mamiya	Numata	Kayo



Takanosuke Nakamura	Ayumu Maruyama	Takashi Sasano	Katsumi Kiba	Yuki Tokunaga
Kenichi Hirata	Nobusuke Hirata	Custodian	Takamura	Eel Restaurant

Tsurube Shofukutei

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2015 (28th) Tokyo International Film Festival - October 22-31, 2015 - Japan Now

Comments

Asep hendra Feb 09 2017 5:09 am Its briliant movie. Sometime it make us laught, sometime make us cry...

filmbeats Aug 04 2016 9:46 am I think the movie drags a bit in the middle but the final argument with the whole family at the house is pretty funny. Didn't know there's already a sequel planned for next year.

kensuke May 26 2015 7:20 am Ahahah i remember with tokyo family. the whole cast just same with tokyo family. "Aaah tsumabuki wear "megane" XDDDD !!"

Waho Mar 06 2015 2:58 am Is the title a nod to the Tora San saga? Kazoku (Family) wa Tsurai yo instead of Otoko (Man) wa Tsurai yo. Maybe it's just a common saying in Japan and I'm reading too much into it.

Sunshine Nov 19 2014 2:02 am not only Satoshi Tsumabaki and Yu Aoi, the whole cast is the same as Tokyo Family :))

blabbermouth Sep 25 2014 9:06 am Satoshi Tsumabaki and Yu Aoi again?? Haha

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