Romance Express
1961, Japanese. Directed by Yūzō Kawashima.
Comedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the Shinkansen. In the leading role, Frankie Sakai plays a straightforward but indecisive hero. The passengers also include the bubbly Dan Reiko, and Ozawa Eitaro as a dour company president. Based on the novel "Seven and a half hours", by Shishi Bunroku.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 4 April 1961
- Original title
- 特急にっぽん
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ryōzō Kasahara, Bunroku Shishi
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Romance Express runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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Romance Express isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 April 1961. (Checked 1 November 2026.)
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If you liked Romance Express, try Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry, Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening, Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years.
Who directed Romance Express?
Romance Express (1961) was directed by Yūzō Kawashima and stars Frankie Sakai, Reiko Dan, Yumi Shirakawa.