Happy Family Plan ( Shiawase kazoku keikaku )

Happy Family Plan (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Shiawase kazoku keikaku
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Japanese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Japanese ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
99 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Anamorphic Widescreen
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Special Edition

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Tsutomu Abe

Written By:
Kota Yamada

Actors:
Tomokazu Miura ..... Fujio Kawajiri
Eri Watanabe ..... Yuko Kawajiri (as Eriko Watanabe)
Aya Hirayama ..... Yoko Kawajiri
Hiroshi Abe ..... Tetsuo
Manami Fuji ..... Madam at the bar
Chôsuke Ikariya ..... Yuko's father
Tsurutarô Kataoka ..... Michio Hirose
Nenji Kobayashi ..... Shinagawa
Atsuko Nakamura ..... Kimiko
Yûko Natori ..... Yuko's mother
Yôko Nogiwa ..... Shota
Shun Oguri ..... Yutaro
Kazunori Sasaki

Synopsis:

Happy Family Plan' is a popular Japanese game show in which fathers take on challenges such as memorising the breeds of dogs or playing a musical instrument to win prizes for their families. The film opens as Fujio, who has lost his job in the 1990s economic downturn in Japan, relocates with his wife and children to his father-in-law's home in Yokohama. As Yuko, his wife, opens her own business and the children settle into their new life, Fujio is left to his own devices. Meanwhile, his son has secretly entered the family as contestants on 'Happy Family Plan' and, after losing money in a failed business venture, Fujio agrees to take up the challenge - he must learn to play 'Home Sweet Home' on the piano, live on TV in just seven days. And he has never played the piano before... The Happy Family Plan is a funny, heart-warming tale that reminds us of the importance of family, community and the joy of reaching a goal no matter how big or small.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 28 April, 2010.

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