Three Generations of Company Presidents

1956 1h 28m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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The third installment in the Shacho Series.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hisaya Morishige
Asami Kuji
Keiju Kobayashi
Yōko Tsukasa
Norihei Miki
Fuyuki Murakami
Hideo Saeki
Shin Morikawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kunio Watanabe
Writers: Ryōzō Kasahara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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70 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Shacho (Company President)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shûichi Anbara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Hisaya Morishige and Asami Kuji and Keiju Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0298357 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kunio Watanabe directs. Shûichi Anbara cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
270 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Shacho (Company President)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Shûichi Anbara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hisaya Morishige and Asami Kuji and Keiju Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0298357 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.