Traffic Jam
Released: April 27, 1991Runtime: 108 minLanguage: JA
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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Ken Ichi Hagiwara
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Hitomi Kuroki
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Junko Takarada
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Shingo Yuzawa
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Emiko Azuma
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Katsuo Nakamura
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Eiji Okada
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Jun Hamamura
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Hiroshi Inuzuka
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Rino Katase
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