Movielogr
The Tokyo Mighty Guy (1960)
Directed by Buichi Saito
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Mega star Akira Kobayashi stars as Jiro in the rambunctious tale of a chef who opens a restaurant in the busy Ginza district. His culinary skills and dashing good looks bring in the women as well as unwanted trouble, while an explosive political scandal builds around his girlfriend’s business…
Length 79 minutes
Actors
Akira Kobayashi | Ruriko Asaoka | Toranosuke Ogawa | Sanae Nakahara | Hiroshi Kondô | Shoichi Ozawa | Hisao Toake | Shin Morikawa | Arihiro Fujimura | Masao Mishima | Kyosuke Aihara | Yôko Kosono | Fudeko Tanaka | Reiko Arai | Nobuo Kawakami | Saburo Hiromatsu | Ikuko Chiyo | Toyo Fukuda | Mikiko Sakai | Keiko Hara | Hyôsuke Kambe | Ikunosuke Koizumi | Ryûsei Itô | Keisuke Noro | Norikatsu Hanamura | Shusui Tsuda | Gô Kuroda | Tomio Aoki | Densuke Mitsuzawa | Takashi Seyama
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/16/2024 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Was reminded of this film again via my TL and realized I still had not watched it. Fixed that tonight. Wonderful movie with our leading man Jirocho (Akira Kobayashi) as the hero, be it fighting gangsters or saving relationships. Super fun with lots of neat on location filming around Ginza.
The backlot studio sets are amusing especially when they cut to an actual street in Tokyo. One subplot is a takeover of a bathhouse, which is rejected thx to Jiro. But it would’ve had a huge impact given the exponential increase of land value. Today a square foot of real estate on the main Ginza street is the most expensive in all of Tokyo.
Oh babyface Ruriko Asaoka is so damn cute. Very handsome couple. Always surprised when watching a traditional western wedding in Japan. This one is hilarious in how things play out.
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