Frankie Sakai Movies

Period comedy with fantasy elements.

Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and...

On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police...

Comedy of a phony doctor.

The 12th "Ekimae" feature.

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just...

As Marukyū Department Store plans its Hawaii expansion, company executives become sidetracked by local pleasures and personal entanglements. By...

In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into...

A lighthearted satire of Japan’s postwar corporate elite, The Executive Gentleman’s Register blends farce, romance, and boardroom comedy...

The 10th "Ekimae" feature.

The 17th "Ekimae" feature.

Penultimate 23rd "Ekimae" comedy is about oil-field exploration.

1962 Japanese movie

Fourth entry in the Ekimae series, focusing on the restoration of a Fukushima hot spring inn.

The 11th "Ekimae" feature.

When a mob boss retires under political pressure, his successor and yakuza family are tested to their limits as new alliances and enemies are formed.

Shûe Matsubayashi movie