Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
1997 1h 43m movie Film Japan

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

ラヂオの時間

Synopsis

ラヂオの時間

A love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and almost everyone among the crew insists on changing various parts of the play to their liking.

The 1996–1998 Japan Window

144 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald sits at position #39.

  1. Hunter × Hunter Pilot
    #1

    Hunter × Hunter Pilot

    ★ 9.0 · 1998

  2. Sasuke
    #2

    Sasuke

    ★ 8.8 · 1997

  3. Cardcaptor Sakura
    #3

    Cardcaptor Sakura

    ★ 8.6 · 1998

  4. Revolutionary Girl Utena
    #4

    Revolutionary Girl Utena

    ★ 8.6 · 1997

  5. Long Vacation
    #5

    Long Vacation

    ★ 8.6 · 1996

  6. Cowboy Bebop
    #6

    Cowboy Bebop

    ★ 8.5 · 1998

  7. Rurouni Kenshin
    #7

    Rurouni Kenshin

    ★ 8.5 · 1996

  8. Berserk
    #8

    Berserk

    ★ 8.5 · 1997

Other Titles From Toho Pictures

The 1990s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
30
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,262 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #465 of 1,411 (top 33%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Toho Pictures
Runtime 1h 43m
Release Date November 8, 1997
IMDb tt0133170

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