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THE HAPPY FAMILY PLAN

Original Title : Shiawase Kazoku Keikaku

  Director :ABE Tsutomu
Year : 2000 Running Time:99min
Color :color Genre:Drama
Country of production:Japan Sound:
Release in Japan:
Cast :
Tomokazu MIURA
Eriko WATANABE
Tsurutaro KATAOKA
Yuko NATORI
Chosuke IKARIYA
Aya HIRAYAMA
Festival&Awards :

Shanghai (1999)
Huston (Gold Award 2000)

Introduction :
THE HAPPY FAMILY PLAN is the first work by a new director, Tsutomu ABE. As an assistant director, Abe has worked with Yoji Yamada in "A Class to Remember," "The Learning Circle" "The New Voyage" and his legendary "Tora-san" series. This and being part of the production team for the "Free & Easy" series have enabled Abe to present a new and highly entertaining film, adding modern sense to the traditional format of the comedies of Shochiku Ofuna Studios.

Story:
Salaryman Fujio and his family hit hard times, but a chance for salvation arrives: their eldest son has won a place on TV show "Happy Family Plan," where Fujio can win 3,000,000 in prize money by performing a seemingly simple task...
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