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Name: Jutai
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1991-04-27
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Hitomi Kuroki, Junko Takarada

Original title: Jutai

1991
1h 48m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

YOUR RATING

Comedy

A hard working salaryman takes off five days from his busy job and sets off with his wife and two children to visit his parents in his hometown for the 1991 new year holidays. He decides tha... Read allA hard working salaryman takes off five days from his busy job and sets off with his wife and two children to visit his parents in his hometown for the 1991 new year holidays. He decides that they will go by car to save on expenses. Unfortunately, the long drive from Tokyo to his... Read allA hard working salaryman takes off five days from his busy job and sets off with his wife and two children to visit his parents in his hometown for the 1991 new year holidays. He decides that they will go by car to save on expenses. Unfortunately, the long drive from Tokyo to his hometown becomes a much longer journey than expected due to traffic, sickness and other m... Read all

Director
- Mitsuo Kurotsuchi
Writers
- Mitsuo Kurotsuchi
- Mineyo Satô
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Mitsuo Kurotsuchi
Writers
- Mitsuo Kurotsuchi
- Mineyo Satô
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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User reviews2

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9DBsox

Going home

A terrific film. A working man and his family set out by car to visit his parents over the New Year's holiday. Although the film works as a "trip from hell"-type comedy, what shines through is its commentary on Japanese life, obligation, and reconnecting with your roots. The final scene between father and son is as touching as any I've seen. Wonderfully acted and deeply human, I highly recommend this film.

9Kit-18

Humorous yet heartfelt look at family vacations

This was an enjoyable film on several levels. First, imagine one of the countless National Lampoon Vacation movies, but set in Japan and played less broadly and more realistically. Anyone who's shared the myriad experiences of a road trip with the family will laugh and cringe (probably at the same time)at the family's misfortunes (a traffic accident with a truckload of pigs, sleeping in the car due to a lack of a hotel, running out of gas, money and patience all at the worst possible time). However, for all the misfortunes the family endures during the trip to Hagiwara san's home in Shikoku, the key to this movie's success for me was the relationships between husband and wife, parents and children, and father and returning son. Very funny movie but also touching too. Highly recommended.