Japan / Apr 08, 1958
Executive Chair (1958)
Directed by Masanori Kakei
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1h 44min
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Plot
In post-war Japan, The Second Drawer follows Funada, a devoted company man whose planned family trip is disrupted by the sudden death of his boss. Thrust into a delicate business negotiation and a chance encounter with a mysterious woman, he becomes entangled in a quiet storm of corporate intrigue, personal sacrifice, and emotional complexity. As relationships shift and secrets surface, Funada must navigate the fine line between duty and desire in a world where ambition and morality rarely
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yōko Sugi | Hideko Funada |
| Hisaya Ito | Yokichi Kajitani |
| Haruko Tōgō | Mitsuko Aikawa |
| Naomi Shiraishi | Chieko Imanishi |
| Ikio Sawamura | Tokuno |
| Takamaru Sasaki | Takada |
| Murasaki Fujima | Matsuei |
| Fuyuki Murakami | Minamimura |
| Ichirō Shimizu | Yata |
| Sachio Sakai | Kimura |
| Yutaka Sada | Matsuoka |
| Kôji Uno | Mise |
| Shōichi Hirose | Ozawa |
| Fumito Matsuo | Tazaki |
| Hisao Toake | Tsukagoshi |
| Hajime Izu | Tomita |
| Akio Sugano | Ichiro Funada |
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| Shirō Tsuchiya | Ryusuke Aikawa |
| Hisako Kuru | Ryoko Aikawa |
| Hiroyuki Kasugai | Wada Ryukichi |
| Eiko Tachibana | |
| Akio Kusama | |
| Motoko Yoneyama | |
| Kazumi Hanabusa |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 重役の椅子 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO |
| Release date | 8 aprile 1958 |
| Writer | Keita Genji, Katsuhito Inomata |
| Editing | Kôichi Iwashita |
| Cinematography | Takeshi Suzuki, Fukuzo Koizumi, Kaneshige Tabata, Shoji Ueda, Jun Yamazaki |
| Assistant directors | Katsumi Iwanai, Hideo Onchi, Kunihiko Watanabe, Masanobu Deme, Masanori Kakei, Fukui Mitsuhiro, Hideo Tsuchiya |
| Lighting | Rokuro Ishikawa, Shinichi Ohno, Shinichi Ohno, Torao Yamaguchi, Kuriyama Kozaburo, Tadao Goto, Osamu Sasai, Ichiro Watanabe, Hideki Mochizuki |
| Camera operators | Takeshi Suzuki, Fukuzo Koizumi, Kaneshige Tabata, Shoji Ueda, Jun Yamazaki |
| Additional photography | Takeshi Suzuki, Fukuzo Koizumi, Kaneshige Tabata, Shoji Ueda, Jun Yamazaki |
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| Production design | Iwao Akune, Shigekazu Ikuno, Hirotoshi Aramaki, Ishii Tsuneo, Tatemori Sueyoshi, Shoji Sasaki |
| Art direction | Ishii Tsuneo, Iwao Akune, Shigekazu Ikuno, Hirotoshi Aramaki, Tatemori Sueyoshi, Shoji Sasaki |
| Set decoration | Iwao Akune, Shigekazu Ikuno, Hirotoshi Aramaki, Ishii Tsuneo, Tatemori Sueyoshi, Shoji Sasaki |
| Music | Koji Taku, Hisashi Shimonaga, Shin Watarai, Noboru Yoshioka, Eishiro Hayashi, Hideaki Iwanami, Hideo Harada |
| Sound | Koji Taku, Hisashi Shimonaga, Shin Watarai, Noboru Yoshioka, Eishiro Hayashi, Hideaki Iwanami, Hideo Harada |
| Costume design | Hiroki Mori, Noriko Taguchi, Junjirō Yamada |
| Makeup | Hiroki Mori, Noriko Taguchi, Junjirō Yamada |
| Hairstyling | Hiroki Mori, Noriko Taguchi, Junjirō Yamada |
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