A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Directed by Seiji Hisamatsu
Third film in the "Ekimae" series, this time set in Hamamatsu. A widow named Keiko and her brother Jiro run the bento shop, "Goraku." One day, Keiko asks for advice from her childhood friends Kintaro, a textile manufacturer, and Magosaku, an entrepreneur, about a big-shot from Osaka who wants to invest in her shop. However, Kintaro and Magosaku suspect that things are not what they seem...
Duration
1h 29m
Released
December 24, 1961
Cast24
Part ofThe Ekimae: A Series in Front of the Station
Includes A Comedy in Front of the Station: University (1965), A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962), A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961), The Hotelman's Holiday (1958), A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten (1966), A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga (1966), A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier (1969), A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station (1967), An Urban Affair (1961), A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962), A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot (1963), Hot Spring Ghost (1964), and A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady (1964).
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