Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

1968 · 89 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Drama

An aging company president pushes a youth-focused corporate fitness campaign but struggles to keep up himself.

Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi · Written by Ryōzō Kasahara

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