Ekimae: A Series in Front of the Station
14 Movies
Toho's influential 24-entry ensemble comedy anthology series about the people who live and work around train stations, whether urban or rural.
ALL MOVIES IN ORDER
1. The Hotelman's Holiday
1958 · ★ 9.0
Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his…
2. An Urban Affair
1961 · ★ 7.0
Follow-up to "Ekimae Ryokan." Set around the Yurigaoka and Nishi-Ikuta stations on the Odakyu-Odawar…
3. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1961 · ★ 8.0
Third film in the "Ekimae" series, this time set in Hamamatsu. A widow named Keiko and her brother J…
4. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1962 · ★ 10.0
Fourth entry in the Ekimae series, focusing on the restoration of a Fukushima hot spring inn.
5. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1962 · ★ 8.0
The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown.
6. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1963 · ★ 7.0
Sixth entry in the Ekimae series, loosely based on the folktale of the tanuki and the tea kettle.
7. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
1964 · ★ 10.0
Seventh in the Ekimae series, detailing the exploits of the landladies around Ryogoku Station in Tok…
8. Hot Spring Ghost
1964 · ★ 10.0
Eighth in the Ekimae series, portraying competition between two hot spring resort owners in Yamanash…
9. A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1965 · ★ 7.0
#13 in the Ekimae series of films. Set at Todai University, Professor Sakai (played by Frankie Sakai…
10. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
1966 · ★ 7.0
The 14th film in the Ekimae series, set in Nagano Prefecture, focusing on the love lives of a group …
11. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1966 · ★ 8.0
15th entry in the Ekimae series, surrounding the then-insanely popular Weekly Shounen Sunday series …
12. A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1967 · ★ 8.0
The 21st film in the Ekimae series, commemorating the 35th anniversary of Toho. The film is a loose …
13. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune
1968 · ★ 0.0
The 22nd film in the Ekimae series about shop-owners living near Akabane Station, Tokyo.
14. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1969 · ★ 7.0
The 24th and final entry in the Ekimae series, set at Takamatsu Station in Kagawa Prefecture, former…