Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

1997 1h 43m JA

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 53

Comedy

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Toshiaki Karasawa
Manabu Kudo
Kyoka Suzuki
Miyako Suzuki
Masahiko Nishimura
Tatsuhiko Ushijima
Keiko Toda
Nokko Senbon
Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Jo Hamamura
Jun Inoue
Hiromitsu Hirose
Takehiko Ono
Ben Noda
Kaoru Okunuki
Sumiko Nagai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Koki Mitani
Writers: Koki Mitani
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Koki Mitani, shot by Kenji Takama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takayuki Hattori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hirohide Abe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Toshiaki Karasawa and Kyoka Suzuki and Masahiko Nishimura carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0133170 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Koki Mitani directs. Kenji Takama behind the camera. Takayuki Hattori scores. Hirohide Abe cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Koki Mitani, shot by Kenji Takama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Takayuki Hattori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Hirohide Abe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Toshiaki Karasawa and Kyoka Suzuki and Masahiko Nishimura carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0133170 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "japan", "chaos", "radio", "based on play or musical".
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.