A hard working salaryman takes off five days from his busy job and sets off with his wife and two children to visit his parents in his hometown for the 1991 new year holidays. He decides that they will go by car to save on expenses. Unfortunately, the long drive from Tokyo to his hometown becomes a much longer journey than expected due to traffic, sickness and other misfortunes and by the time they arrive three days later, they only have time for a short but happy visit.
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Cast
7 people
Kenichi Hagiwara
Rinzo Fuji
Known for
Kagemusha
Over Your Dead Body
Hitomi Kuroki
Harue
Known for
Dark Water
When Marnie Was There
Shingo Yuzawa
Daisuke
Also in
Kamen Rider ZO
Little Polar Bear
Eiji Okada
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Rino Katase
Known for
Brother
Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure
Katsuo Nakamura
Known for
Demons
Steamboy
Jun Hamamura
Known for
The Burmese Harp
Gamera, the Giant Monster
Mitsuo Kurotsuchi Director · Mineyo Sato Screenplay Kenny G Composer
First release April 27, 1991 · Produced in Japan · Production Mitsubishi
Production
Suntory
Production
Mitsubishi
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Japan
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Original title
渋滞
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 27, 1991
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No release date listed for United States.
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