A salaryman with a bamboo sword fights for his honor, his job, and the boss's daughter. Corporate kendo chaos!
A young salesman wins over a rival ink company while falling for the president’s daughter. Drawn into kendo rivalries and pressured to lose, he chooses integrity—earning both success and love.
Acting
Jun Funato's earnest underdog energy is genuinely infectious.
Production
1961 Tokyo corporate world captured in glorious monochrome.
Director
Eiji Iwashiro
Jun Funato
Mikio Hirate
Kenji Sahara
Shingo Kondo
Keiko Yanagawa
Junko Sugai
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Takeo Hirate
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Hiroshi Tsurumaki
Machiko Kitagawa
Mitsue Hirate
Ureo Egawa
President Ichida
Kumi Mizuno
Chikako (Ichida’s daughter)
Teruko Mita
Katsuko Tsurumaki
Kingorō Yanagiya
Executive Director Ogasawara
Takuzō Kumagai
Purchasing Clerk (Factory)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film captures Japan's 1960s 'salaryman cinema' boom, where white-collar workers became unlikely heroes battling corporate feudalism.
Director Eiji Iushiro was primarily a TV director; this rare theatrical feature showcases his knack for tight, episodic pacing.
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