What a Wonderful Family!
Mar 16 2016
•2h 48m
•Comedy, Family
A husband and wife 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.
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Isao Hashizume
Shuzo Hirata
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Tomiko Hirata
Masahiko Nishimura
Konosuke Hirata
Yui Natsukawa
Fumie Hirata
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