5 Gents Fly to Kyushu (1969)
A cosmetics company president launches an aggressive new business strategy while balancing corporate pressure, romantic entanglements, and a high-profile international partnership.
Director:
Shūe Matsubayashi
Writer:
Ryōzō Kasahara
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Hisaya Morishige as Chōtarō Ōtaka (President, Marubō Cosmetics) |
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Daisuke Katō as Gōzō Ishiyama (General Affairs Manager) |
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Keiju Kobayashi as Takashi Saijō (PR and Planning Manager) |
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Hiroshi Sekiguchi as Hideo Nakazawa (Secretary Dept.) |
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Reiko Dan as Kaori (Gion Geisha) |
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Yōko Tsukasa as Eiko Saijō (Takashi’s Wife) |
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Yōko Naitō as Akiko Saijō (Takashi’s Younger Sister) |
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Mitsuko Kusabue as Madam of Bar “Highness” |
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Asami Kuji as Etsuko Ōtaka (Chōtarō’s Wife) |
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Keiko Sawai as Hanamaru (Gion Geisha) |
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Yoshiko Toyoura as Momoko |
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Kawai Okada as Harue Ōtaka (Chōtarō’s Daughter, Student) |
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Yuriko Hanabusa as Kikue Saijō (Takashi’s Mother) |
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Tamami Urayama as Matsuko (Housemaid) |
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Midori Uchiyama as |
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Wakako Tanabe as |
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Daisuke Inoue as |
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Keiichirō Katsumoto as |
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Yoshio Katsube as |
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Shoichi Ozawa as Shigeru Tondabayashi (Sales Manager) |
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Takuya Fujioka as Paul Hanaoka (Third-Generation Japanese-American Businessman) |
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Eijirō Tōno as Kannosuke Umehara (President, Marubō Textiles) |
| Directing | Shūe Matsubayashi | Director |
| Writing | Ryōzō Kasahara | Screenplay |
| Sound | Yoshiyuki Kozu | Music |
| Camera | Takeshi Suzuki | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Chōshirō Ishii | Lighting Director |
| Art | Satoru Chūko | Art Direction |
| Sound | Fumio Yanoguchi | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Sanezumi Fujimoto | Producer |
| Sound | Hisashi Shimonaga | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Katsumune Ishida | Assistant Director |
| Production | Boku Morimoto | Production Manager |
| Editing | Kôichi Iwashita | Editor |
| Camera | Matsuo Yoshizaki | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | 池田誠 | Costume Design |