Status: Released
Released Date: 1958-07-12
Runtime: 109 mins
Director: Shirō Toyoda
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original title: The Hotelman's Holiday
Production Companies: TOHO
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Ekimae: A Series in Front of the Station
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965-10-31
#13 in the Ekimae series of films. Set at Todai University, Professor Sakai (played by Frankie Sakai
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962-07-29
Fourth entry in the Ekimae series, focusing on the restoration of a Fukushima hot spring inn.
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961-12-24
Third film in the "Ekimae" series, this time set in Hamamatsu. A widow named Keiko and her brother J
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958-07-12
Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
1966-01-15
The 14th film in the Ekimae series, set in Nagano Prefecture, focusing on the love lives of a group
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1966-04-28
15th entry in the Ekimae series, surrounding the then-insanely popular Weekly Shounen Sunday series
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969-02-15
The 24th and final entry in the Ekimae series, set at Takamatsu Station in Kagawa Prefecture, former
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967-11-18
The 21st film in the Ekimae series, commemorating the 35th anniversary of Toho. The film is a loose
An Urban Affair
1961-08-13
Follow-up to "Ekimae Ryokan." Set around the Yurigaoka and Nishi-Ikuta stations on the Odakyu-Odawar
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962-12-23
The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown.
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963-06-13
Sixth entry in the Ekimae series, loosely based on the folktale of the tanuki and the tea kettle.
Hot Spring Ghost
1964-06-11
Eighth in the Ekimae series, portraying competition between two hot spring resort owners in Yamanash
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
1964-01-15
Seventh in the Ekimae series, detailing the exploits of the landladies around Ryogoku Station in Tok
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