A Comedy in Front of the Station: University (1965)

#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).

Cast (17)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Frankie Sakai

Professor Sakai / Mr. Sakai

Hisaya Morishige

Morita Tokunosuke

Junzaburō Ban

Banno Magosaku

Norihei Miki

Mitsui Sanpei

Chikage Awashima

Banno Keiko

Keiko Awaji

Mitsui Fujiko

Junko Ikeuchi

Horiuchi Senko

Mayumi Ozora

Yamamura Yumi (Senko's little sister)

Kyū Sazanka

Mr. Yamamura (Yumi's father/Keiko's uncle)

E

Eitarō Matsuyama

Mitsui Ichiro (Sanpei's nephew)

Edith Hanson

Miyamoto Mary (Doctor)

Kaori Shima

Banno Midori

T

Thunder Sugiyama

Student A

F

Futami Arita

Female Student A

S

Shuuichi Makino

Narrator

Y

Younosuke Miki

Cameo

Fumiko Arita

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