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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

1961Movie1 h 29 min

Comedy
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.4

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Story

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...

Cast

4 of 4

Crew

Directed by
Seiji Hisamatsu
Written by
Kihan Nagase
Produced by
Ichirō Satō, Fumio Kanahara
Music by
Kenjiro Hirose

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Facts

December 24, 1961 · 1 h 29 min · Comedy

Released
December 24, 1961
Runtime
1 h 29 min
Genres
Comedy
Original language
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Available in
1 country

Q&A

3 questions, like "Is A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox worth watching?"

Questions about A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox

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Is A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox worth watching?

72
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72 (IMDb 6.4).

Is A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox a sequel?

  1. The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)
  2. An Urban Affair (1961)
  3. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961)
  4. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962)
  5. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962)
  6. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot (1963)
  7. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady (1964)
  8. Hot Spring Ghost (1964)
  9. A Comedy in Front of the Station: University (1965)
  10. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten (1966)
  11. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga (1966)
  12. Mahjong Madness (1967)
  13. Campus in Front of a Train Station (1967)
  14. Exploration in Front of the Station (1967)
  15. A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station (1967)
  16. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune (1968)
  17. Volcano of Station Front Plaza (1968)
  18. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier (1969)

Yes: it's movie 3 of 18 in its series, after An Urban Affair (1961) and before A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962).

Is A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.