Executives from a Japanese department store travel to Hawaii to acquire land for expansion but become entangled in romantic distractions and miscommunication. By the time they act, the property is lost to a rival, forcing an abrupt return to Tokyo and uncertain outcomes.
Hisaya Morishige
Kazama Keinosuke (President)
Keiju Kobayashi
Nakamura Hiroshi (Chief Secretary)
Daisuke Katō
Oshima Gentaro (Executive Director)
Norihei Miki
Chinda Bunjiro (Sales Manager)
Michiyo Aratama
Kiyoko (Madam of Sakura-tei, Hawaii)
Frankie Sakai
George Okitsu (3rd-gen Japanese American)
Yōko Fujiyama
Aida Harue (Store Announcer)
Asami Kuji
Kazama Sachiko (Keinosuke’s Wife)
Mitsuko Kusabue
Mayako (Bar Madam)
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