The best Junzaburō Ban’s comedy movies
Today we present the best Junzaburō Ban’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Junzaburō Ban’s movies.
Dimple of Tokyo
6.9/10
Buntaro, the president of a food trading company got tired of the day-to-day routine of life. The new secretary, Nobuko, suggested her "shacho-san" (the president) run away from the job. Nobuko took Buntaro to her home and introduced him to her own family as friend, "Sachio-san"...
The Hotelman's Holiday
6.6/10
A longtime hotel employee (Morishige) struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar Japanese business practices.
Snow in the South Seas
7/10
Japanese soldiers stranded in Manokwari, New Guinea, improvise a theater play to keep their spirits up and endure the extremely difficult conditions.
Barikan Oyabun
A Country Boss
A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.
Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
4.3/10
A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
Fourth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.
Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki
Fifth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
珍説忠臣蔵
A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.
Nippon no obaachan
7.9/10
Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just escaped a retirement home and the other was looking for an escape from her son and daughter-in-law. With nowhere to go, the two wander around, befriending a cosmetics salesman and a kind waitress who give them beer. This biting social satire starring two memorable grandmothers, scripted by Yôko Mizuki, picked up on Japan’s aging population problem far ahead of its time.
Follow the Girls
7.1/10
Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.
Song of Love
6.3/10
The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.
Angel's Lover
Comedy about two employees who work against their boss.
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.
Private Second Class
First film in a series of military-themed comedies from Shochiku.
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
6.7/10
Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police, tries to cure a cat lady by reversing her trauma, and finally, rescues his niece who is about to be lured into prostitution.
Live and Learn
Tetsuko (Eiko Yanami), a high school student, one day, forces Tsuneo, (Kei Wakakura), the brightest boy in her school, to make love to her after school is out and they are caught by the old school janitor. Tsuneo's mother, orders Tetsuko to pay for what she did to her son but Tetsuko blackmails her instead, saying that she is ready to inform a news company of what has happened to Tsuneo and receives one million yen hush money. Expelled from school, she comes to Tokyo, intending to take a round-the-world trip. But Sankichi (Yoshihiko Aoyama), a jack-of-all-trades, cheats her. So, she makes up her mind to catch him and get back her money.
浮かれ狐千本櫻
Japanese comedy film.
A Comedy: The University Around the Corner
#13 in the Ekimae series of films. Set at Todai University, Professor Sakai (played by Frankie Sakai) mentors a group of university hopefuls. Cut to 25 years later, the students have each settled into their careers and cross paths with Professor Sakai's son, a P.E. teacher (also played by Sakai).
