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The Tokyo Mighty Guy (1960)

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Original title
東京の暴れん坊
Directed by
Buichi Saitō
Genre
action, comedy
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 19m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A hot-tempered chef opens a restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza district. His cooking and good looks attract women and unwelcome trouble. Meanwhile a political scandal explodes around his girlfriend's business.

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What happens

東京の暴れん坊 (とうきょうのあばれんぼう) は、齋藤武市監督、日活製作の1960年の日本のアクションコメディ映画です。大スターの小林旭が、繁華街銀座にレストランをオープンするシェフのやんちゃな物語で二郎役を演じます。彼の料理の腕と立派な美貌は女性たちを引き寄せるだけでなく、望まぬトラブルも引き起こす一方、ガールフレンドのビジネスを巡って爆発的な政治スキャンダルが巻き起こる。松浦健郎の原作を石郷岡豪が脚色し、「赤い夕陽の渡り鳥」の斎藤武市が監督したアクション映画。撮影も「赤い夕陽の渡り鳥」の高村倉太郎が担当した。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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