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Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)
Rajio no jikan (original title)

103 min  -  Comedy   -  8 November 1997 (Japan)
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A radio play is going to go on air at a Tokyo radio station. It is a weepy melodrama written by housewife Miyako... See full summary »

Director:

Kôki Mitani

Writers:

Kôki Mitani (screenplay), Kôki Mitani (play), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Toshiaki Karasawa, Kyôka Suzuki and Masahiko Nishimura
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Toshiaki Karasawa Toshiaki Karasawa ...
Manabu Kudo, the director
Kyôka Suzuki Kyôka Suzuki ...
Miyako Suzuki, the writer
Masahiko Nishimura Masahiko Nishimura ...
Tatsuhiko Ushijima
Keiko Toda Keiko Toda ...
Nokko Senbon
Jun Inoue Jun Inoue ...
Hiromitsu Hirose
Toshiyuki Hosokawa Toshiyuki Hosokawa ...
Hamamura Jo
Kaoru Okunuki Kaoru Okunuki ...
Sumiko Nagai
Zen Kajiwara Zen Kajiwara ...
Harugoro Otaguro
Moro Morooka Moro Morooka ...
Bucky, the writer
Yoshimasa Kondô Yoshimasa Kondô ...
Shiro Suzuki, Miyako's Husband
Akira Fuse Akira Fuse ...
Shuji Horinouchi
Shunji Fujimura Shunji Fujimura ...
Mansaku Iori
Shirô Namiki Shirô Namiki ...
Suhuru Hosaka
Hiromasa Taguchi Hiromasa Taguchi ...
Makoto Tatsumi, sound mixer
Yasukiyo Umeno Yasukiyo Umeno ...
Furukawa
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Storyline

A radio play is going to go on air at a Tokyo radio station. It is a weepy melodrama written by housewife Miyako, who is the winner of the competition run by the station. Suddenly, the hot-tempered lead actress Nokko decides she wants the name of her character to be Mary Jane and not Ritsuko. That leads to the chain of events which changes the play completely. Written by Anonymous  

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Radio | Actress | Radio Play | Actor | Chaos  | See more »

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Comedy

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

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Also Known As:

Radio no jikan See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$8,887 (USA) (12 September 1999) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$11,507 (USA) (12 September 1999)
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Fuji Television Network, Premiere International, Toho Company See more »
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Trivia

Toshiyuki Hosokawa introduces his character as Donald McDonald after seeing a McDonald's fast food bag. The reason for this is because Ronald McDonald is known as "Donald McDonald" in Japan. See more »

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References Tampopo (1985) See more »