Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1997 · 103 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Koki Mitani

Starring

Ken Watanabe, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kaori Momoi, Moro Morooka, Kaoru Okunuki, Takehiko Ono

The film follows an ordinary housewife whose simple love story is slated for a radio drama adaptation. As production gets under way, each member of the crew pushes to rewrite scenes, insert their own ideas and reshape the narrative to suit personal tastes, leading to a humorous clash of artistic visions.