Nishi Ginza Station

{{Short description|1958 Japanese comedy film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Nishi Ginza Station

| image =

| caption =

| director = Shohei Imamura

| producer =

| writer = Shohei Imamura

| starring = Frank Nagai
Masahiko Shimazu
Hisano Yamaoka

| music = Toshiro Mayuzumi

| cinematography = Kumenobu Fujioka

| editing =

| distributor = Nikkatsu Corporation

| released = {{Film date|1958|7|29}}

| runtime = 52 minutes

| language = Japanese

| budget =

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{{nihongo|Nishi Ginza Station|西銀座駅前|Nishi Ginza ekimae}} is a 1958 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura. This was Imamura's second film as director.{{cite web|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E8%A5%BF%E9%8A%80%E5%BA%A7%E9%A7%85%E5%89%8D-755156|title=西銀座駅前|publisher=kotobank|access-date=27 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/detail.aspx?cinema_id=25817&key_search=%E8%A5%BF%E9%8A%80%E5%BA%A7%E9%A7%85%E5%89%8D|title=西銀座駅前|publisher=Kinema Junpo|access-date=27 December 2020}}

Plot

This short comedy concerns the attempts by the henpecked husband of a drugstore manager to have an extramarital affair while his wife is away for the weekend. It is based on a popular song by Frank Nagai, who sings and narrates in the film.{{cite web|url=https://www.japanese-cinema-db.jp/Details?id=7103|title=西銀座駅前|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム|access-date=2 November 2019}}

See also

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