Frankie Sakai Movies

The 11th "Ekimae" feature.

Shōzō, heir to a tonkatsu shop and ice hockey star, faces a series of challenges when his team’s fundraiser goes wrong. Amid rivalry,...

The 17th "Ekimae" feature.

This fairy tale depicts the heartwarming connection between a young man who has lost his memory and the gypsies.

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...

Japanese comedy film.

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

Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing...

The 10th "Ekimae" feature.

A drama from director Masaharu Segawa.

The 9th "Ekimae" feature.

Shûe Matsubayashi movie

When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre...

Crippled Kabuki player Tonbo is taken in by a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold art, and...

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