Japan's No. 1 Braggart
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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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Part of Japan's No. 1 Series
10 films
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
Movie · 1963
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
Movie · 1964
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
Movie · 1965
Japan's No. 1 Reckless Man
Movie · 1966
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
Movie · 1967
Japan's No. 1 Traitor
Movie · 1968
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Movie · 1969
Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man
Movie · 1970
Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man
Movie · 1970
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
Movie · 1971
Cast
11 people
Hitoshi Ueki
Hitoshi Hajime
Also in
Ran
The Crazy Family
Mie Hama
Kanako Nanbu
Known for
You Only Live Twice
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Mitsuko Kusabue
Hanae Shimizu
Known for
Yearning
Jigen Daisuke
Meichō Soganoya
Masuzaemon Masuda
Also in
Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive
Big Time Gambling Boss
Kei Tani
Igawa
Known for
After Life
Samurai Fiction
Kyū Sazanka
General Affairs Manager
Known for
Yojimbo
The Bad Sleep Well
Kōji Mitsui
Furui
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
A Story of Floating Weeds
Machiko Naka
Yamada
Known for
All Monsters Attack
Chōko Iida
Hitoshi's Grandmother
Known for
The Only Son
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Senri Sakurai
Chauffeur
Also in
The Twilight Samurai
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Noriko Takahashi
Known for
Frankenstein Conquers the World
Kengo Furusawa Director · Ryōzō Kasahara Screenplay
First release June 11, 1964 · Produced in Japan · Original title 日本一のホラ吹き男
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Original title
日本一のホラ吹き男
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 11, 1964
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No release date listed for United States.
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