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A good guy - A mischievous genius
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A good guy - A mischievous genius

1965-10-07 · 79 min · Not rated

Comedy · Music

Fujishima Hiroshi (Kyu Sakamoto), a born "genius of mischief," joins a trading company in order to meet Nakahara Michiko (Kayama Yoshiko), a girl he has admired since his student days. However, he competes with his rival Kono (Tani Kanichi) to beat Michiko, and uses all sorts of business tactics to climb the corporate ladder in this salaryman screwball comedy.

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Directors
Kazui Nihonmatsu
Production companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kyū SakamotoKyū SakamotoHiroshi Fujishima
Yoshiko KayamaYoshiko KayamaYoshiko Michiko Nakahara
Yōko MiharaYōko MiharaGeisha Harumi
Kokinji KatsuraKokinji KatsuraDirector Tadano
Shunji SakaiShunji SakaiPresident Yagi
Satoshi NishidaHirabayashi manager
E.H. EricE.H. EricRed President

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