Romance Express (1961)
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.
Released: Apr 04, 1961
Runtime: 85 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Stars: Frankie Sakai, Reiko Dan, Yumi Shirakawa, Eitarō Ozawa, Sonomi Nakajima, Sadako Sawamura
Crew: Yūzō Kawashima (Director), Bunroku Shishi (Story), Riichirō Manabe (Music), Ryōzō Kasahara (Screenplay)