
Traffic Jam
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Released
- 1991
- Country
- Japan
Details
Release year: 1991
Storyline
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.
Top credits
- Ken'ichi Hagiwara β Rinzo Fuji, Father
- Hitomi Kuroki β Harue, Mother
- Junko Takarada β Satomi, Daughter
- Shingo Yuzawa β Daisuke, Son
User reviews
Humorous yet heartfelt look at family vacations
Going home
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- Color
- Color
