Film

Dear Mr. Prime Minister

1964 · 1h 29m · Comedy

Kakumaru (Kiyoshi Atsumi) is an unpopular manzai performer who is too good-natured but has a very bad manners. Moulin, Kakumaru's former partner, gained popularity through her comedy routine with his wife Rouge, and in contrast to Kakumaru, she became a popular talent. Meanwhile, Kakumaru, inspired by his master's death, decides to move to Tokyo and reunites with Mulan. However, Moulin is caught having an affair by Rouge and is in trouble. For now, he introduces Kakumaru to an entertainment company, but instead of performing manzai, Kakumaru is entrusted with the job of firing a boiler. Kakumaru is completely tired and spends his days drinking alcohol, but one day he meets his childhood friend Ayako again...

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kakumaru

Mariko Miyagi

Michino Yokoyama

Hiroyuki Nagato

Yoshi Katō

Noriko Sengoku

Kei Yamamoto

Ayako Tsuboi

Ayako

壷井文子

Chisako Hara

Ken Mitsuda

Yoshito Yamaji

Ushio Akashi

Takanobu Hozumi

Zeko Nakamura

Kichijirō Ueda

• Yoshitarō NomuraScreenplay · Director

Release date

April 29, 1964

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Comedy