Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

Original title: Rajio no jikan
Movie1997• 1h 43m
Comedy
⭐ 7.7 / 10(2,325)

Just before the live airing of a radio play, an actress decides to change the name of her character. This cascades into a battle of egos by all involved that causes continual script changes while the play is on-air live.

Runtime
1h 43m
Released
1997
Country
Japan

Details

Release year: 1997

Storyline

Just before the live airing of a radio play, an actress decides to change the name of her character. This cascades into a battle of egos by all involved that causes continual script changes while the play is on-air live.

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Did you know

• Toshiyuki Hosokawa introduces his character as Donald McDonald after seeing a McDonald's fast food bag. The reason for this is because Ronald McDonald is known as "Donald McDonald" in Japan.

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $11,507

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $8,887 (1999-09-12)

User reviews

⭐ 9/10

Best Japanese comedy since Itami

👍 11 · 12/8/1999
⭐ 8/10

A real hoot.

👍 13 · 2/5/2000
⭐ 8/10

Clever and insightful

👍 9 · 8/1/2007

Technical specs

Sound mix
Dolby SR
Color
Color

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