Film

Hail the 3 Gents

1964 · 1h 35m

A lighthearted satire of Japan’s postwar corporate elite, The Executive Gentleman’s Register blends farce, romance, and boardroom comedy with the polished charm of 1960s salaryman cinema. When mild-mannered secretary Tsutomu Harada’s wedding is postponed yet again due to the sudden promotion of his matchmaker, Reitarō Koizumi, to company president, chaos ensues in the world of business and matrimony alike. At a raucous nightclub party, a game of musical chairs leads to injury, scandal, and rivalry with a competing paper-bag tycoon. Limping through his first day as president, Reitarō faces corporate sabotage, eccentric clients, and a disastrously comic “business trip” that tangles together love, liquor, and misplaced ambition.

Hisaya Morishige

Reijiro Koizumi

Yōko Tsukasa

Fusae Ozawa

Keiju Kobayashi

Tsutomu Harada (President's Secretary)

Asami Kuji

Sadako Koizumi

Frankie Sakai

Hayato Hinatayama

Norihei Miki

Sarumaru (General Affairs Manager)

Mitsuko Kusabue

Kyoko ( Club Madam)

Junko Ikeuchi

Hamayu (Kagoshima's No. 1 Geisha)

Bokuzen Hidari

Kuroda (President of Taisho Paper)

Daisuke Katō

Tomioka (Sales Manager)

Yuriko Hanabusa

Tsutomu Harada's mother

Hajime Hana

Kyoko's Shop Host

Seizaburō Kawazu

Kawai Okada

Yoko Koizumi

Tamami Urayama

Koizumi family maid

Sonomi Nakajima

Hostess

• Shūe MatsubayashiDirector
• Ryōzō KasaharaScreenplay
• Rokurô NishigakiDirector of Photography
• Naozumi YamamotoOriginal Music Composer
• Kôichi IwashitaEditor

Release date

January 3, 1964

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 35m