Company President Travels Abroad (1963)
Original title: 社長外遊記
Company President Travels Abroad is a 1963 Japanese-language comedy movie directed by Shūe Matsubayashi, with a running time of 1h 38m. It stars Hisaya Morishige, Keiju Kobayashi and Daisuke Katō.
Executives from a Japanese department store travel to Hawaii to acquire land for expansion but become entangled in romantic distractions and miscommunication. By the time they act, the property is lost to a rival, forcing an abrupt return to Tokyo and uncertain outcomes.
Cast
- Hisaya Morishige as Kazama Keinosuke (President)
- Keiju Kobayashi as Nakamura Hiroshi (Chief Secretary)
- Daisuke Katō as Oshima Gentaro (Executive Director)
- Norihei Miki as Chinda Bunjiro (Sales Manager)
- Michiyo Aratama as Kiyoko (Madam of Sakura-tei, Hawaii)
- Frankie Sakai as George Okitsu (3rd-gen Japanese American)
- Yōko Fujiyama as Aida Harue (Store Announcer)
- Asami Kuji as Kazama Sachiko (Keinosuke’s Wife)
- Mitsuko Kusabue as Mayako (Bar Madam)
- Machiko Naka as Megumi (Keinosuke’s Eldest Daughter)
- Hiroko Sakurai as Hiromi (Keinosuke’s Second Daughter)
- Setsuko Hanuna as Catherine Okada (3rd-gen Japanese Clerk)