Survival Family (2017)

Original title

サバイバルファミリー

Directed by

Shinobu Yaguchi

Genre

comedy film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 146 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family in suburban Japan must travel across the country by bicycle after a mysterious blackout shuts down all electricity. The story follows how they adapt to life without modern conveniences and grow closer along the way.

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What happens

Survival Family (サバイバルファミリー, Sabaibaru famirī) is a 2016 Japanese road drama comedy survival film directed by Shinobu Yaguchi. The film was produced by Takashi Ishihara, Minami Ichikawa, and Kiyoshi Nagai and premiered at the 2016 Macao International Film Festival (MIFF), before being released on Japanese theaters on February 11, 2017. The film centers on a modern Japanese suburban family facing their hardships as they traverse across Japan on bicycles amidst a nationwide blackout. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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