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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 78.3 / 100
1997·Comedy·1h 43m

WELCOME BACK, MR. MCDONALD

A love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and almost everyone among the crew insists on changing various parts of the play to their liking.

Above the Line
Kôki Mitani·DirectorKoki Mitani·ScreenplayKoki Mitani·Theatre PlayKenji Takama·Director of PhotographyTakayuki Hattori·Original Music ComposerHirohide Abe·Editor
Cast
Toshiaki Karasawa·Manabu KudoKyoka Suzuki·Miyako SuzukiMasahiko Nishimura·Tatsuhiko UshijimaKeiko Toda·Nokko SenbonToshiyuki Hosokawa·Jo HamamuraJun Inoue·Hiromitsu HiroseTakehiko Ono·Ben NodaKaoru Okunuki·Sumiko NagaiMoro Morooka·BuckyYoshimasa Kondo·Shiro Suzuki
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 1
Koki Mitani·Director
Writing· 2
Koki Mitani·ScreenplayKoki Mitani·Theatre Play
Camera· 1
Kenji Takama·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Hirohide Abe·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Takayuki Hattori·Original Music ComposerTetsuo Segawa·Sound RecordistShizuo Kurahashi·Sound Effects
Art & Design· 2
Fumio Ogawa·Art DirectionNaomi Koike·Decorator
Production· 8
Kōichi Murakami·ProducerTakashi Ishihara·ProducerKanjiro Sakura·ProducerHideyuki Takai·ProducerHisao Masuda·Executive ProducerChiaki Matsushita·Executive ProducerJirō Komaki·Associate ProducerYumiko Kuga·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 1
Masamichi Uwabo·Gaffer
By the Numbers
78.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.7
OF 10
IMDb
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0000FF
#FFFFFF
#FFFF00
Mood
Lively, Energetic, Cheerful
Composition
Centered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“A movie poster with a solid blue background features a large, stylized green microphone with red accents, centered within a bright yellow circle. Yellow lightni”

Key Elements
MicrophoneLightning BoltsCamera
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Vibrant
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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