Nishi Ginza Station

Nishi Ginza Station
Directed byShohei Imamura
Written byShohei Imamura
StarringFrank Nagai
Masahiko Shimazu
Hisano Yamaoka
CinematographyKumenobu Fujioka
Music byToshiro Mayuzumi
Distributed byNikkatsu Corporation
Release date
  • July 29, 1958 (1958-07-29)
Running time
52 minutes
LanguageJapanese

Nishi Ginza Station (西銀座駅前, Nishi Ginza ekimae) is a 1958 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura. This was Imamura's second film as director.[1][2]

Plot

This short comedy concerns the attempts by the henpecked husband of a drugstore manager to have an extramarital affair while his wife is away for the weekend. It is based on a popular song by Frank Nagai, who sings and narrates in the film.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "西銀座駅前". kotobank. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "西銀座駅前". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "西銀座駅前". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.


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