Comedy ·Music · Japan · 1965 · 1h 19m

A good guy - A mischievous genius

調子のいい奴 いたずらの天才

A good guy - A mischievous genius poster
Director
Kazui Nihonmatsu
Cast
Kyū Sakamoto as Hiroshi Fujishima Yoshiko Kayama as Yoshiko Michiko Nakahara Yōko Mihara as Geisha Harumi Kokinji Katsura as Director Tadano Shunji Sakai as President Yagi Satoshi Nishida as Hirabayashi manager
Crew
Motonari Wakai — Screenplay Kazui Nihonmatsu — Screenplay
Tagline

There’s no way I could beat them!

Synopsis

Fujishima Hiroshi (Kyu Sakamoto), a born "genius of mischief," joins a trading company in order to meet Nakahara Michiko (Kayama Yoshiko), a girl he has admired since his student days. However, he competes with his rival Kono (Tani Kanichi) to beat Michiko, and uses all sorts of business tactics to climb the corporate ladder in this salaryman screwball comedy.

Mood & Themes
japangeishasingerscrewball comedyjapanese music1960ssalaryman
Key Collaborators
Kazui Nihonmatsu Director Motonari Wakai Screenplay Kazui Nihonmatsu Screenplay
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