Frankie the Milkman
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Roppeita is big in size, clumsy and full of energy. When his grandfather orders him to move out to Tokyo to save a sinking milk delivery business a distant relative of his runs, he encounters the most strangest of clientele.
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Frankie Sakai
Rukuheita Sakai / Kogorô Sakai
Known for
Shōgun
Mothra
Sumiko Minami
Eiko Nangô
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Akira Suzuki
Kō Nakahira
Harue Tone
Masayo
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Eight Hours of Terror
The Orphan Brother
Shinsaku Himeda
Toshiyuki Ichimura
KiIntarô Ichimura
Also in
Ikiru
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Katsumi Nishikawa
Joe Shishido
Zenkichi Matsubara
Known for
Branded to Kill
Youth of the Beast
Kan Yanagiya
Daisuke Aoki
Known for
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Stray Dog
Akiyoshi Satani
Kunitaro Sawamura
Takamori Nangô
Known for
The Burmese Harp
Gate of Hell
Kō Nakahira Director · Katsumi Nishikawa Screenplay Ruiju Yanagisawa Screenplay
First release December 5, 1956 · Produced in Japan · Original title 牛乳屋フランキー
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
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Japan
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Original title
牛乳屋フランキー
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 5, 1956
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