Comedy ·Drama · Japan · 1958 · 1h 49m

The Hotelman's Holiday

駅前旅館

Director

Cast

Hisaya Morishige as Jihei Ikuno Frankie Sakai as Kinichi Koyama Keiko Awaji as Okiku Chikage Awashima as Otatsu Junzaburō Ban as Takasawa Bokuzen Hidari as Teacher

Crew

Jun Yasumoto — Director of Photography Toshio Yasumi — Screenplay

Synopsis

Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar Japanese business practices.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book ryokan

Key Collaborators

Shirō Toyoda Director Jun Yasumoto Director of Photography Toshio Yasumi Screenplay

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