Japan Synopsis
家族はつらいよ
A husband and wife have been married for 50 years. For her birthday, the husband asks the wife what she wants for her birthday present. She replies that she wants a divorce. The wife's divorce announcement sends the entire family into chaos.
Other Titles From Shochiku
Comedy + Family in Japan
73 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding What a Wonderful Family! itself).
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
What a Wonderful Family! holds position #264 of 588 Japan films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 213 titles released, including What a Wonderful Family!. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (1769 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 212 other Japan films in 2016.
The 3294th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
25 audience reviews — more than 44% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 27th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,828 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (60th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #645 of 1,411 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, GYAO, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | March 16, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4065842 |