- 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: Comedy / Family
- Distributor: Shochiku
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
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:
- What A Wonderful Family! | Kazoku wa Tsurai yo (2016)
- What A Wonderful Family! 2 | Kazoku wa Tsurai yoII (2017)
Cast
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| Isao Hashizume | Kazuko Yoshiyuki | Masahiko Nishimura | Yui Natsukawa | Shozo Hayashiya |
| Shuzo Hirata | Tomiko Hirata | Konosuke Hirata | Fumie Hirata | Taizo Kanai |
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| Tomoko Nakajima | Satoshi Tsumabuki | Yu Aoi | Nenji Kobayashi | Jun Fubuki |
| Shigeko Kanai | Shota Hirata | Noriko Mamiya | Numata | Kayo |
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| Takanosuke Nakamura | Ayumu Maruyama | Takashi Sasano | Katsumi Kiba | Yuki Tokunaga |
| Kenichi Hirata | Nobusuke Hirata | Custodian | Takamura | Eel Restaurant |
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| Tsurube Shofukutei |
| Doctor |
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