Giants and Toys (1958)
Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.
Top billed cast
Hiroshi KawaguchiYousuke Nishi
Hitomi NozoeKyoko Shima
Yūnosuke ItōJunji Harukawa
Michiko OnoMasami Kurahashi
Kyū SazankaTakakura Higashi
Kinzō ShinKohei Yashiro
Hideo TakamatsuRyuji Goda
Hisako HorigomeMiyuki Fujimoto
Mantarō UshioNatsuki- Osamu Abe
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