Japan's No. 1 Series

10 movies

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

1Japan's No. 1 Playboy

Japan's No. 1 Playboy

1963

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.

2Japan's No. 1 Braggart

Japan's No. 1 Braggart

1964

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.

3Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man

Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man

1965
4Japan's No. 1 Reckless Man

Japan's No. 1 Reckless Man

1966

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.

5Japan's No. 1 Best Man

Japan's No. 1 Best Man

1967

The fifth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.

6Japan's No. 1 Traitor

Japan's No. 1 Traitor

1968

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

7Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

1969

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

8Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man

Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man

1970

The eighth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.

9Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man

Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man

1970

The ninth installment of ten in Nippon Ichi film series.

10Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man

Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man

1971

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