A corporate suit tries to ban fun, then gets seduced by a geisha. Classic.
It is the 16th series of the call series with the highest masterpiece among the "President" series. The president of the U. s.solar paint, heitaro Domoto (Morishige), has become completely American, and plans to rationalize the company to the American style and prohibit the company's entertainment. Members of the Taiko Kyushu Branch Company (Ryohei Miki), who were living in the banquet, were hit by a big blow, and the company and the meeting club were very annoying. After that, the president who went to the business trip to Kyushu met with a sexy Geisha (Junko Ikeuchi) on the way to the tour, and he felt like a fool.
Acting
Morishige's Americanized buffoonery is peak physical comedy
Direction
Sugie balances satire without cruelty—rare skill
Costume
The suits! The geisha robes! Visual culture clash
Director
Toshio Sugie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'President' series ran 16 films from 1956-1970, making Morishige's bumbling executive a defining image of Japanese salaryman culture.
1963 Japan was mid-economic miracle—this film captures anxiety about Americanization eroding traditional business relationships built on personal bonds (and alcohol).
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