Writing

Motonari Wakai

Known for

Writing

Credits

34 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery poster
NR

Detective Morgan and the Japanese police cooperate to unveil the truth of the mysterious death of Morgan’s friend in Arizona.

Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery

1961

My Sweetheart poster
NR

It had been a year and four months since Mitsuo was last on a movie set. Welcomed back by director Ishizaki and his film crew, Mitsuo is excited to star as the lead in "My Sweetheart". One day, half way through production, he meets his friends from a popular rock group, "The Spiders". Through their discussion regarding the climax scene, they criticize that the script is too grim. In a notion to protect their friend's career, they decide to pay the scriptwriter a little visit.

My Sweetheart

1967

Pachinko poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pachinko

1962

Tale of A Company Boss Pt.2 poster
NR

1961 Toei comedy

Tale of A Company Boss Pt.2

1961

Monument to the Girl's Corps poster
10.0

In 1943, critical developments in the Pacific War have placed Japan at a disadvantage, although the fiery breaths of war hadn't yet reached Okinawa Normal School for women. Nothing seemed the least bit out of the ordinary, as Kazuko and her friends enjoyed a day of sports. A year later the war takes a devastating turn, as US forces plan an amphibious attack known as "Operation Iceberg" on the Ryukyu island.

Monument to the Girl's Corps

1968

Nonsense Boys poster
NR

Japanese comedy film.

Nonsense Boys

1963

No artwork available
NR

A story about the nature of office workers today.

Tale of a Company Boss 3

1961

Satsujin-sha o oe poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Satsujin-sha o oe

1962

The Ambitious Youth poster
8.0

As descendent of famed fishmonger Isshin Tasuke, young feisty Ishii Tasuke uses his talent to flourish his employer’s food business.

The Ambitious Youth

1962

A Devil of a Gentleman poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Devil of a Gentleman

1963

A Laughable Journey poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Laughable Journey

1964

Cat Changed Into Tiger poster
NR

A life insurance agent has a drinking problem causing him to lose his company a fortune. He heads to another town to sell insurance, but to his surprise, the elderly are all healthy thanks to a special local sake. Along the way, he meets an eye-patch-wearing killer, which only confounds his misadventures.

Cat Changed Into Tiger

1962

Song Festival poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Song Festival

1963

Kimagure tosei poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Kimagure tosei

1962

While Traveling poster
NR

In this film, Hibari plays a dual role as brother and sister. The story involves a journey to Hanagasa for an incognito Lord (Kotaro Satomi) to overthrow an attempted usurpation of his domain, while being harassed by vassals of the usurper (Kensaku Hara). There's also a mysterious ronin played by Jushiro Konoe. The songs are seamlessly woven into the narrative and don't overwhelm the action. While the plot is derivative it is good example of its type and quite enjoyable. Note that there are some flashback sequences in black and white.

While Traveling

1962

Life Guidebook: A Bride's Sexual Encyclopedia poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Life Guidebook: A Bride's Sexual Encyclopedia

1953

Ginza Jungle Girl poster
NR

A Ginza pickpocket, wanting to show his mother his filial piety, disguises himself as an office worker and takes her sightseeing in Tokyo, with the detective trying to arrest him posing as his Section Chief.

Ginza Jungle Girl

1961

新婚シリーズ 最初が肝心 poster
10.0

1962 Japanese movie

新婚シリーズ 最初が肝心

1962

Notorious Bastard poster
NR

When Tornado Joe is wrongly accused of distributing counterfeit banknotes, he gets on a mission to clear his name and challenge the mastermind behind this scheme.

Notorious Bastard

1963

King of the Highway poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

King of the Highway

1965

A good guy - A mischievous genius poster
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Fujishima Hiroshi (Kyu Sakamoto), a born "genius of mischief," joins a trading company in order to meet Nakahara Michiko (Kayama Yoshiko), a girl he has admired since his student days. However, he competes with his rival Kono (Tani Kanichi) to beat Michiko, and uses all sorts of business tactics to climb the corporate ladder in this salaryman screwball comedy.

A good guy - A mischievous genius

1965

I. George monogatari taiyō no ko poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

I. George monogatari taiyō no ko

1962

Sucharaka Shain poster
NR

Maeda Yoichi's film adaptation of the long-running TV comedy series of the same name (1961-1967; TBS) written by Kagawa Toshio and produced by Sawada Takaharu (Tenamonda Sandogasa). The humorous story of a group of likeable loser ("sucharaka") employees at an Osaka branch who learn that unless they band together and actually work(!), their company will go into bankruptcy. Miyako Chocho appears as the Company President.

Sucharaka Shain

1966

No artwork available
NR

Japanese comedy film.

Rush to Our Sweetheart

1963

Nerai uchi buraikan poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Nerai uchi buraikan

1962

ヨットとお転婆野郎 poster
NR

Sanae Nakahara, playing the role of a proactive female college student, persuades a stubborn old man and mediates the forbidden love of a young businessman. This is a youth comedy made to capitalize on the leisure boom of the time.

ヨットとお転婆野郎

1961

次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々 poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々

1962

Modern Yakuza: Chivalry poster
NR

Zenroku Nichigami, a charismatic con artist, is tasked with collecting a debt from the elusive Shishiro Oba. As he delves deeper, Zenroku uncovers a web of deceit involving Oba's criminal activities, leading to a series of comedic and action-packed encounters that challenge notions of honor among thieves.

Modern Yakuza: Chivalry

1965

The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream poster
NR

A lighthearted comedy that tells the story of love and the cheerful heroism of a young salesman pursuing a man's dream.

The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream

1961

A Bumpkin of Tokyo poster
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Bonta comes to Tokyo with the determination to rule the world, gets a job at a lingerie company, and although he is ridiculed as a country bumpkin, he navigates the ups and downs of the city in this first installment of a new comedy series full of laughs and tears.

A Bumpkin of Tokyo

1967

Mehyō to Narazu Mono poster
NR

A poignant entertainment epic about a righteous mountain man, a young company director with new ideals, and a beautiful woman with wild charm, whose love and action unfold against the backdrop of a rice field in the middle of a vast forest.

Mehyō to Narazu Mono

1957

Utau myōjō seishun ga ippai poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Utau myōjō seishun ga ippai

1962

新婚シリーズ 月給日は嫌い poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

新婚シリーズ 月給日は嫌い

1962

Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi poster
NR

Bastard tablets that hunt down the crooks behind the gambling world of horse racing, bicycle racing, and car racing.

Inochi Shirazu no Rokudenashi

1965