Hail the 3 Gents (1964)
A lighthearted satire of Japan’s postwar corporate elite, The Executive Gentleman’s Register blends farce, romance, and boardroom comedy with the polished charm of 1960s salaryman cinema. When mild-mannered secretary Tsutomu Harada’s wedding is postponed yet again due to the sudden promotion of his matchmaker, Reitarō Koizumi, to company president, chaos ensues in the world of business and matrimony alike. At a raucous nightclub party, a game of musical chairs leads to injury, scandal, and rivalry with a competing paper-bag tycoon. Limping through his first day as president, Reitarō faces corporate sabotage, eccentric clients, and a disastrously comic “business trip” that tangles together love, liquor, and misplaced ambition.
Director:
Shūe Matsubayashi
Writer:
Ryōzō Kasahara
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Hisaya Morishige as Reijiro Koizumi |
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Yōko Tsukasa as Fusae Ozawa |
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Keiju Kobayashi as Tsutomu Harada (President's Secretary) |
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Asami Kuji as Sadako Koizumi |
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Frankie Sakai as Hayato Hinatayama |
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Norihei Miki as Sarumaru (General Affairs Manager) |
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Mitsuko Kusabue as Kyoko ( Club Madam) |
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Junko Ikeuchi as Hamayu (Kagoshima's No. 1 Geisha) |
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Bokuzen Hidari as Kuroda (President of Taisho Paper) |
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Daisuke Katō as Tomioka (Sales Manager) |
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Yuriko Hanabusa as Tsutomu Harada's mother |
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Hajime Hana as Kyoko's Shop Host |
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Seizaburō Kawazu as |
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Kawai Okada as Yoko Koizumi |
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Tamami Urayama as Koizumi family maid |
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Sonomi Nakajima as Hostess |
| Writing | Ryōzō Kasahara | Screenplay |
| Directing | Shūe Matsubayashi | Director |
| Sound | Naozumi Yamamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Rokurô Nishigaki | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Kôichi Iwashita | Editor |
| Art | Iwao Akune | Art Designer |
