Acting
A moodo/akushon yakuza picture with heavy emphasis on poignant seishun romance.
A comedy about Hikoichi, a mediocre train conductor who falls in love with a beautiful widow Sayuri.
Young gangster wannabe is framed for a murder and sent to prison.
The second "Comic Storyteller" feature.
The fourth and final "Comic Storyteller" feature.
The first of four "Comic Storyteller' features.
Atsumi Kiyoshi, famous for his role in Torasan, stars as Aoki Goichi, a veteran train conductor who dedicates himself in providing quality service to his passengers. With his many years of experience, he never fails to find solutions for any troubles that occur along the way. A comedic drama revolving around the lives of those who ride the express train.
The third "Comic Storyteller" feature. A comedy set in historic Edo.
Two rival groups of gangsters vie for control of a tiny port town in northern Japan. Daisuke, a member of the older of the two gangs, and Kosuke, a hoodlum in the newer gang, both fall in love with the daughter of an inn proprietor, even though she evinces more interest in improving the town than in their romantic advances. Eventually, the two hoodlums come to respect her efforts and decide to join forces in ridding the town of all gangsters. The two men succeed in restoring peace to the town and, rejected by the innkeeper's daughter, they leave town as friends.
