Hot Spring Ghost (1964)

Original title

喜劇 駅前怪談

Directed by

Kōzō Saeki

Genre

comedy film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Resort operators in a hot spring town compete fiercely for business. Their rivalry leads to a series of comedic misunderstandings and schemes.

lightheartedplayfulenergeticamusingwhimsicalfast-pacedantic

What happens

Hot Spring Ghost (喜劇 駅前怪談, Kigeki Ekime kaidan) is a 1964 Japanese comedy film directed by Kozo Saeki. The film was the eight film in the "Ekimae" series. It was followed by Mumu Dance in 1964. Hot Spring Ghost is a comedy about battling resort operators. The film was released on June 11, 1964 in Japan. It was the distributor Toho's highest-grossing film of the year and the eight highest-grossing film of 1964 in Japan. The film was released in the United States by Toho International in 1965 with English subtitles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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