Frankie Sakai Movies

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

An ad campaign for a TV show called the “Male Training Contest” stirs chaos at a major electronics company. PR staffer Takayama opposes...

The 14th film in the Ekimae series, set in Nagano Prefecture, focusing on the love lives of a group of husbands and their wives.

Shoichi Kokubun is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determined to propel him into stardom. In attempt to catch the attention of...

Comedy about three soldiers, two female reporters, six prostitutes, and the wife of an officer, all stranded on a South Seas island at the end of...

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

In front of Sagami Detention Center. Shosuke, the owner of a strip joint called "Shunpu Music," welcomes Okoma, a stripper who has been locked up for...

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...

As his fashion company rides a wave of post-recession success, President Kurihara seeks to expand into women’s apparel through a deepening...

A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superpowers.

Japanese musical.

The world-famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend...

1962 Japanese movie

1963 Japanese movie

Yakuza Gang War is at the height in North Kyūshū Area in the summer of 1950, particularly between the Okagen Group and the rising Hashiden...

In this outing, Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo 70.

Executives from a Japanese department store travel to Hawaii to acquire land for expansion but become entangled in romantic distractions and...

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

1962 Japanese movie

1968 film