Japan / Apr 04, 1961
Romance Express (1961)
Directed by Yūzō Kawashima
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1h 25min
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Plot
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 straightforward but indecisive hero. The passengers also include the bubbly Dan Reiko, and Ozawa Eitaro as a dour company president. Based on the novel "Seven and a half hours", by Shishi Bunroku.
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Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 特急にっぽん |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO |
| Release date | 4 aprile 1961 |
| Writer | Bunroku Shishi, Ryōzō Kasahara |
| Assistant directors | Yūzō Kawashima |
| Music | Riichirō Manabe |
| Sound | Riichirō Manabe |
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