A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady

1964 · 90 min · ★ 10.0

Seventh in the Ekimae series, detailing the exploits of the landladies around Ryogoku Station in Tokyo, and their sumo clientele.

Directed by Kōzō Saeki · Written by Kihan Nagase

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