Franchise
President Series
Long running series of salaryman comedies from Toho Studios.
Films
33
Average rating
8.5 / 10
Release span
1956 – 1970
8.0A new third-class president wins an appointment thanks to his marriage with the former president's daughter.
The President's Boss
1956
NRThe president learns that the company's biggest stockholder is also a friend of his singing teacher and spies on his movements.
The President Talks Bank
1956
8.0The third installment in the Shacho Series.
Three Generations of Company Presidents
1956
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Assistant President
1958
10.0The fifth entry in the Company President Series
The Third President
1958
10.0Sixth entry in the Company President Series.
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
1959
9.07th film in the President series and the first entry in color.
Three Generations of Company Presidents Part II
1959
10.0Part one of The Masterless 47.
The Masterless 47
1960
9.0No synopsis available yet.
The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961
10.0A straight-laced employee is tasked with supervising his impulsive CEO during a business trip intended to revive struggling sales.
Playboy President
1961
8.0After a promotion brings new professional challenges, a diligent employee is pulled into corporate matchmaking and a high-stakes business conflict over a critical eel supply.
Playboy President: Part II
1961
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962
9.01962 Japanese movie
Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962
7.0It is the 16th series of the call series with the highest masterpiece among the "President" series. The president of the U. s.solar paint, heitaro Domoto (Morishige), has become completely American, and plans to rationalize the company to the American style and prohibit the company's entertainment. Members of the Taiko Kyushu Branch Company (Ryohei Miki), who were living in the banquet, were hit by a big blow, and the company and the meeting club were very annoying. After that, the president who went to the business trip to Kyushu met with a sexy Geisha (Junko Ikeuchi) on the way to the tour, and he felt like a fool.
Travel Stories of a Company President
1963
9.0While on a business trip to Kyushu, a paint company president competes with a rival firm for a key overseas client, only to face setbacks both in work and in the personal affairs of his team.
Travel Stories of a Company President Part II
1963
8.0Executives from a Japanese department store travel to Hawaii to acquire land for expansion but become entangled in romantic distractions and miscommunication. By the time they act, the property is lost to a rival, forcing an abrupt return to Tokyo and uncertain outcomes.
3 Gents In Hawaii
1963
8.0As 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.
Aloha 3 Gents
1963
8.0A lighthearted satire of Japan’s postwar corporate elite, The Executive Gentleman’s Register blends farce, romance, and boardroom comedy with the polished charm of 1960s salaryman cinema. When mild-mannered secretary Tsutomu Harada’s wedding is postponed yet again due to the sudden promotion of his matchmaker, Reitarō Koizumi, to company president, chaos ensues in the world of business and matrimony alike. At a raucous nightclub party, a game of musical chairs leads to injury, scandal, and rivalry with a competing paper-bag tycoon. Limping through his first day as president, Reitarō faces corporate sabotage, eccentric clients, and a disastrously comic “business trip” that tangles together love, liquor, and misplaced ambition.
Hail the 3 Gents
1964
10.0Shûe Matsubayashi movie
3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964
10.0The 22nd film in the Shacho comedy series.
Five Gents' Trick Book
1965
8.0Iwato Construction secures a major project in Hokkaido and promotes a key employee, but chaos follows—personal conflicts, missed deals, and a lost hotel contract. Redemption comes when they restore a fire-damaged department store, earning overdue payment and a morale boost.
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965
7.0A clothing manufacturer president tries to revitalize his company during a business downturn by securing new sales partners and chasing a deal with a world-renowned fashion designer.
A Company President's Life Story
1966
7.0As his fashion company rides a wave of post-recession success, President Kurihara seeks to expand into women’s apparel through a deepening partnership with a French firm.
Five Gents on the Spot
1966
8.0In this outing, Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo 70.
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
1967
9.0In this continuation of Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (Shacho sen ichiya, 1967), Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo 70.
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
1967
9.0"Shacho" comedy about the president of a salt manufacturing company.
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968
7.0An aging company president pushes a youth-focused corporate fitness campaign but struggles to keep up himself.
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
1968
10.0A cosmetics company president launches an aggressive new business strategy while balancing corporate pressure, romantic entanglements, and a high-profile international partnership.
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu
1969
7.0A cosmetics executive promoted to chairman faces chaos at home and work as his company undergoes major changes and internal power shifts.
5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II
1969
8.0A food company president is promoted to chairman, but his continued involvement creates leadership confusion.
Five Gents Fly to Taiwan
1970
9.0A food company undergoes leadership changes, with younger staff rising to key roles.
Five Gents and a Kuniang
1970
