Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

About Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

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.

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald is a 1997 comedy film directed by Koki Mitani. Its themes are screwball comedy, chaos, radio, and live broadcast.

Toshiaki Karasawa takes the lead as Manabu Kudo, Kyoka Suzuki as Miyako Suzuki, Masahiko Nishimura as Tatsuhiko Ushijima, and Keiko Toda as Nokko Senbon. It runs 103 minutes and was released in November 1997.

The screenplay is by Koki Mitani. The story is adapted from a stage production.

Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe, Bright Future, and Lost in Translation make useful companions to Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald, all filed under heisei and japan. TMDB voters put it at 7.6 out of 10 across 54 votes.