Directing

Masanori Kakei

Born — Died

1915-10-12 — 1993-01-14

Place of birth

Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Directing

Credits

26 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking poster
8.0

A struggling salesman at World Electric finds his major deal blocked by internal politics and pressure from all sides. During a company trip to Beppu, personal entanglements and old company secrets surface, forcing difficult choices and quiet compromises.

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

1960

New Third-Class Executive poster
8.0

At an Osaka electronics company, power struggles, corporate schemes, and personal agendas collide when the boss is away. As tensions rise around a meddling heiress and a collapsing business deal, one quiet employee steps up to set things right.

New Third-Class Executive

1959

Women Called 'Wives' poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Women Called 'Wives'

1963

Leader of the Bomb Girls poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Leader of the Bomb Girls

1959

Three Dolls, Three Generations poster
7.0

Punch, Pinch, and Sentchi share a dorm room while working as caddies at a country club. Their easygoing routine is disrupted by clashes with wealthy patrons and a late-night misunderstanding that draws them into a rivalry with another trio of women, just as new ambitions and a promising young man enter the picture.

Three Dolls, Three Generations

1963

The First Kiss poster
6.4

Portmanteau film about young lovers.

The First Kiss

1955

Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1 poster
NR

Salaryman comedy.

Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1

1960

A Salaryman's Reckless Family poster
NR

Untaro Tatsumura, a pioneer of the salaryman class, had retired from active duty and was living a leisurely life in Ito with his wife, while serving as an advisor to seven companies. However, when he announced that he intended to donate his estate to social welfare causes, the Tatsumura household was thrown into an uproar.

A Salaryman's Reckless Family

1963

Housewives Are Suing poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Housewives Are Suing

1956

Toilet Manager poster
NR

The life of a toilet-seller during the Japanese Economic Miracle.

Toilet Manager

1961

Newlywed of the First Section poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Newlywed of the First Section

1956

The Road to the Spring poster
9.0

Kyoko is a new writer for the women's magazine "Josei no tomo" female reporter. One day, the magazine receives a letter from a reader, Ume, who, in order to support their ill father at home, was compelled to trade her body to her employer at a factory. Harboring her own grudge against her father for abandoning her and her mother, Kyoko determines to not only write about the factory girl for the magazine but also save Ume in the process. However, Kyoko's investigation forces her to confront a harsh reality while also grappling with the sudden news of her estranged father's own illness and desire to reunite.

The Road to the Spring

1955

Young Girls Are Everywhere poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Young Girls Are Everywhere

1966

Samurai in the Office poster
9.0

The fourth "Diary of a Successful Salaryman" feature.

Samurai in the Office

1959

Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins poster
NR

An omnibus comedy set in a newly built housing complex, the film follows seven interconnected stories about the everyday vices simmering behind thin apartment walls. The film observes the lives of ambitious young couples, suspicious spouses, self-styled rationalists, overworked husbands, and gossiping neighbors navigating the promises of modern apartment living.

Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins

1964

The Luckiest Dai poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Luckiest Dai

1957

Tell It to the Dolls poster
9.0

Punch, Pinch, and Sench participate in a Tokyo-to-Osaka auto race but their car is stolen, and so get jobs in a cabaret where they pose in bathing suits.

Tell It to the Dolls

1960

The Wedding Night poster
NR

A psychological Japanese drama about a department store clerk whose fleeting encounter with a mysterious woman leads to obsession, deceit, and tragic consequences. The film explores desire, guilt, and the blurred line between love and delusion.

The Wedding Night

1959

Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble

1962

Executive Chair poster
NR

In post-war Japan, The Second Drawer follows Funada, a devoted company man whose planned family trip is disrupted by the sudden death of his boss. Thrust into a delicate business negotiation and a chance encounter with a mysterious woman, he becomes entangled in a quiet storm of corporate intrigue, personal sacrifice, and emotional complexity. As relationships shift and secrets surface, Funada must navigate the fine line between duty and desire in a world where ambition and morality rarely

Executive Chair

1958

Anything Goes Three Dolls' Way poster
9.0

Punch, Pinch, and Sentchi are three young women in Tokyo whose work and relationships become entangled after a minor accident draws their boyfriends into trouble. Professional setbacks and shifting loyalties put pressure on their friendship.

Anything Goes Three Dolls' Way

1960

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 poster
8.0

After a transfer to a rural factory, salesman Hideyoshi faces blunders, schemers, and rivalries but proves his integrity, winning respect and a return to headquarters.

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2

1957

Diary of a  Successful Salaryman Part 3 poster
10.0

A clumsy but determined car salesman, Hideyoshi, faces rivalry, romance troubles, and job setbacks, but through persistence and humor, he wins a big deal and earns a long-awaited promotion.

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3

1958

Atarashii Sebiro poster
NR

This movie depicts poor yet kind and modest people, focusing on sibling love.

Atarashii Sebiro

1957

Taking a Success Course poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Taking a Success Course

1961

Diary of a Successful Salaryman poster
9.0

Optimistic student Hideyoshi struggles to land a job at Japan Motors, facing setbacks and rivalry but winning his way in through persistence—and a mix of charm, luck, and chaos in both work and love.

Diary of a Successful Salaryman

1957