Frankie Sakai Movies

In the Okawa household, Miharu is the breadwinner, while her husband, Soma, handles the domestic chores. One day, a poor student couple moves into...

Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar...

Japanese musical.

A group of one-hit wonder scam artists led by the troubled "Kanpai," dealing with impotence, embark on a lively and poignant societal comedy. They...

Fukuzo, Kato and Matsuko, Kato's wife, are operating the "Kurenai Sightseeing Service" in Tokyo. Fukuzo and Kato were comrades during the war. One...

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

Eri stars as a jazz-crazy waitress pursuing a singing career.

1972 Japanese movie

Remake of the 1957 film "The Stormy Man".

Daisuke and Shinichi are companions who frequent girlie shows and parties until they find out they are rivals bidding for control of a major resort...

Apparently a baseball drama starring real-life stars Nagashima (The Babe Ruth of Japanese Baseball) and teammate Oh-known collectively as ON-from the...

Sixth entry in the Ekimae series, loosely based on the folktale of the tanuki and the tea kettle.

Eighth in the Ekimae series, portraying competition between two hot spring resort owners in Yamanashi.

Frankie Sakai plays a Chino-Japanese man who after trudging along in odd jobs discovers his true talent in making excellent, tasty and somewhat spicy...

Part of the Young Guy [若大将] series.