Frankie Sakai Movies

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...

The 16th "Ekimae" feature.

The 10th "Ekimae" feature.

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

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

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...

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...

Period piece about a samurai who marries a mysterious beautiful young woman who claims to have lost her memory.

The 22nd film in the Shacho comedy series.

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

Comedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the Shinkansen. In the leading role, Frankie Sakai plays a...

The 12th "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.