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Aloha 3 Gents
As Marukyū Department Store plans its Hawaii expansion, company executives become sidetracked by local pleasures and personal entanglements. By the time they resume business, the target property is lost to a rival—forcing an abrupt return to Japan with both deals and relationships unresolved.
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As Marukyū Department Store plans its Hawaii expansion, company executives become sidetracked by local pleasures and personal entanglements. By the time they resume business, the target property is lost to a rival—forcing an abrupt return to Japan with both deals and relationships unresolved.
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Genre:Drama, Comedy
Written By:Ryōzō Kasahara
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Runtime:93 minutes
Studio:TOHO
Cast
Shūe Matsubayashi
Director
Hisaya Morishige
Keinosuke Kazama (Company President)
Keiju Kobayashi
Hiroshi Nakamura (Chief Secretary)
Daisuke Katō
Gentaro Ōshima (Managing Director)
Norihei Miki
Bunjiro Chinda (Sales Manager)
Michiyo Aratama
Kiyoko (Madam of Sakura-tei, Hawaii)
Frankie Sakai
George Okitsu (Third-generation Japanese-American)
Yōko Fujiyama
Harue Aida (In-store Announcer)
Asami Kuji
Sachiko Kazama (Keinosuke's Wife)
Mitsuko Kusabue
Mayako (Bar Madam)
Kingorō Yanagiya
Mr. Matsumoto (First-generation Japanese-American)
Machiko Naka
Megumi (Eldest Daughter)
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