What a Wonderful Family! 2

What a Wonderful Family! 2

Directed by Yoji Yamada

Produced by Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, GYAO

2017113 min7.0 / 10

A warm, gently comedic family drama that balances everyday chaos and humor with the sobering reality of aging and mortality.

Several years after Shuzo settled his wife’s birthday-surprise divorce proposal (What a Wonderful Family, 40th), the Hirata family faces new problems. Ignoring his family’s worry that he is too old to drive, Shuzo takes his old schoolmate for a spin after carousing. Soon, a new disturbance arises for the Hirata family. Veteran director Yamada Yoji continues his comedy about the “perfect“ Japanese family turned upside down in chaos, laughters and understanding. This time, with an additional taste of death.

Questions people ask

  • Is What a Wonderful Family! 2 scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is What a Wonderful Family! 2 easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is What a Wonderful Family! 2 violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does What a Wonderful Family! 2 end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is What a Wonderful Family! 2 sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

40/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity8

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise60

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like What a Wonderful Family! 2

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as What a Wonderful Family! 2

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like What a Wonderful Family! 2, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like What a Wonderful Family! 2, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like What a Wonderful Family! 2, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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