Executive Chair
1958, Japanese. Directed by Masanori Kakei.
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
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Masanori KakeiDirector
- Ryō IkebeSaburo Funada
- Reiko DanEiko
- Eijirō YanagiTakeyama
- Kumi MizunoOtoko Aikawa
- Keiko AwajiKimiko Wada
- Seizaburō KawazuShinsuke Tachibana
- Kenji SaharaNaohiko Miyamoto
- Yōko SugiHideko Funada
- Hisaya ItoYokichi Kajitani
- Haruko TōgōMitsuko Aikawa
- Naomi ShiraishiChieko Imanishi
- Ikio SawamuraTokuno
Details
- Released
- 8 April 1958
- Original title
- 重役の椅子
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Katsuhito Inomata
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Executive Chair runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Executive Chair isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 April 1958. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Executive Chair?
Executive Chair (1958) was directed by Masanori Kakei and stars Ryō Ikebe, Reiko Dan, Eijirō Yanagi.