Japan's No. 1 Series

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Number of Movies: 10

Overview

A collection of the Japan's No. 1 Series starring Hitoshi Ueki.

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10 Movies

The ninth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.

The eighth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.

Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man

December 31, 1971

The last (10th) Toho "Crazy film" in the Nippon Ichi series.

The music teacher, who danced the twist at the graduation ceremony of the solemn female school, was fired but decided to try his luck in the cosmetics business, and became the best salesman anyone had ever seen. First film in popular "Number 1" Series.

Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.

Japan's No. 1 Traitor

November 2, 1968

The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".

The film depicts Ueki's all-around intelligence and how he manages to do difficult jobs for the company without a fixed salary and how he marries Mie Hamamie, the president's daughter, in a well-told story.

Japan's No. 1 Best Man

December 31, 1967

The fifth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.

When hopeful Olympic triple-jump competitor injures both his Achilles tendons, he discovers an old manuscript about self-confidence to join the best company in Japan try to triple-jump his way to the top and marry the company model (Mie Hama) in the bargain. The second installment in the "Japan's No. 1" film series.

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