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Ekimae: A Series in Front of the Station · WatchGuide

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Ekimae: A Series in Front of the Station

Toho's influential 24-entry ensemble comedy anthology series about the people who live and work around train stations, whether urban or rural.

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Part 1 · Jul 12, 1958
The Hotelman's Holiday
Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar Japanese business practices.
Part 2 · Aug 13, 1961
An Urban Affair
Follow-up to "Ekimae Ryokan." Set around the Yurigaoka and Nishi-Ikuta stations on the Odakyu-Odawara line, the film takes up the problem of real estate around the expanding Yurigaoka apartments.
Part 3 · Dec 24, 1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
Third film in the "Ekimae" series, this time set in Hamamatsu. A widow named Keiko and her brother Jiro run the bento shop, "Goraku." One day, Keiko asks for advice from her childhood friends Kintaro, a textile manufacturer, and Magosaku, an entrepreneur, about a big-shot from Osaka who wants to invest in her shop. However, Kintaro and Magosaku suspect that things are not what they seem...

Part 4 · Jul 29, 1962

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen

Fourth entry in the Ekimae series, focusing on the restoration of a Fukushima hot spring inn.

Part 5 · Dec 23, 1962

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant

The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown.

Part 6 · Jun 13, 1963

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot

Sixth entry in the Ekimae series, loosely based on the folktale of the tanuki and the tea kettle.

Part 7 · Jan 15, 1964

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady

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

Part 8 · Jun 11, 1964

Hot Spring Ghost

Eighth in the Ekimae series, portraying competition between two hot spring resort owners in Yamanashi.

Part 9 · Oct 31, 1965

A Comedy in Front of the Station: University

#13 in the Ekimae series of films. Set at Todai University, Professor Sakai (played by Frankie Sakai) mentors a group of university hopefuls. Cut to 25 years later, the students have each settled into their careers and cross paths with Professor Sakai's son, a P.E. teacher (also played by Sakai).

Part 10 · Jan 15, 1966

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten

The 14th film in the Ekimae series, set in Nagano Prefecture, focusing on the love lives of a group of husbands and their wives.

Part 11 · Apr 28, 1966

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga

15th entry in the Ekimae series, surrounding the then-insanely popular Weekly Shounen Sunday series Osomatsu-kun and Obake no Q-Taro.

Part 12 · Jan 14, 1967

Mahjong Madness

The 18th "Ekimae" feature.

Part 13 · Apr 15, 1967

Campus in Front of a Train Station

Part 14 · Sep 2, 1967

Exploration in Front of the Station

Late entry "Ekimae" feature, about the hunt for lost treasure.

Part 15 · Nov 18, 1967

A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station

The 21st film in the Ekimae series, commemorating the 35th anniversary of Toho. The film is a loose remake of the first film in the series, Ekimae Ryoukan.

Part 16 · Feb 14, 1968

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune

The 22nd film in the Ekimae series about shop-owners living near Akabane Station, Tokyo.

Part 17 · May 25, 1968

Volcano of Station Front Plaza

Penultimate 23rd "Ekimae" comedy is about oil-field exploration.

Part 18 · Feb 15, 1969

A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier

The 24th and final entry in the Ekimae series, set at Takamatsu Station in Kagawa Prefecture, formerly known for its ferry service to the Seto Inland Sea.