What a Wonderful Life!! (2010)

Plot Summary

Shuichi Furukawa receives a phone call from his mother. She reminds him that they are moving the next day. The following day, Shuichi takes a train ride back to his hometown. He arrives at his parents home, but nobody is home. He looks for the house key under a potted plant but can't find the key. He starts to thinks back to his childhood days in his parents home. Shuichi grew up with his younger brother, older sister, father who ran a shoe making business out of their garage and mother. Shuichi grew up with a crush on an older woman who lived next door and he loved to make piggy banks out of empty whiskey bottles. One day on a school picnic, Shuichi's classmates grabbed a lunchbox from a fellow student and eventually gave the lunch box to Shuichi. All the other students chanted "throw it away," while Shuichi's former friend looked on in despair.

Full Cast & Characters

Jun Murakami

Shuichi Furukawa

Yuu Kashii

Mary Ayashiro

Tomoko Tabata

Shuichi's sister

Sousuke Takaoka

real estate agent

Anju Suzuki

Shuichi's mom

Koji Kikkawa

Shuichi's dad

Yuichi Kimura

Itsuji Itao

Shohei Tanaka

Riko Suzuki

Naoko Ohtani

Yoji Tanaka

Director & Crew

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