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Romance Express (1961)

Original title: 特急にっぽん

1961-04-04 · 1h 25m · JA
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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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Yūzō KawashimaDirector

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Frankie SakaiFrankie SakaiReiko DanReiko DanYumi ShirakawaYumi ShirakawaEitarō OzawaEitarō OzawaSonomi NakajimaSonomi NakajimaSadako SawamuraSadako SawamuraYūsuke TakitaYūsuke TakitaHiroshi TachikawaHiroshi TachikawaShin MorikawaShin MorikawaYutaka NakayamaYutaka NakayamaKuniharu AdachiKuniharu AdachiChoji OkaChoji Oka

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference374504Actor preference197264 · 222269 · 374425Country preferenceJp

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What is Romance Express about?

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.

How long is Romance Express?

Romance Express has a runtime of 85 minutes.