The Naked Executive (1964)
The executive director of the «Chuo Shoji» company, Hidaka Shiro, is called a "demon of work", but the hostess of the bar calls him "the loneliest person in Japan." He lost his wife ten years ago and has been living as a widower ever since. He plotted to marry off his 22-year-old daughter Keiko for political gain, but Keiko is in love with Okuda, who is her father's subordinate. A story full of sadness and joy, depicting a man gripped by different thoughts, as an employee of the company and a father.
Director:
Yasuki Chiba
Writer:
Toshiro Ide
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Hisaya Morishige as Kôshirô Hidaka |
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Yuriko Hoshi as Keiko Hidaka |
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Daisuke Katō as Tadokori - Executive |
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Reiko Dan as Sakiko Konishi |
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Mitsuko Kusabue as Bar owner |
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Kiyoshi Kodama as Tsuneo Okuda |
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Susumu Kurobe as Kajimoto |
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Tatsuo Matsumura as Hikonosuke Isono |
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Seiji Miyaguchi as Heikichi Hamanaka |
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Sachiko Murase as Matsuyo Hidaka |
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Nobuo Nakamura as Serizawa, executive |
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Jun Tazaki as Imaizumi, executive |
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Eijirō Tōno as Kosugi, president |
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Eijirō Yanagi as Matsumoto |
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Ichirō Arishima as Ueno - President |
| Directing | Yasuki Chiba | Director |
| Writing | Toshiro Ide | Screenplay |
| Production | Sanezumi Fujimoto | Producer |
| Camera | Rokurô Nishigaki | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ikuma Dan | Original Music Composer |