The Great Tale of the Great Tatami Progenitor
movie

Released August 16, 1980
Overview
A young man from Kyushu,Adachi Futoshi had come to Tokyo to make a life. Adachi moved into a small room in a local boarding house, but he was unprepared for what life will throw at him. The room next to him boards a local gangster whose gang is a menace to the neighborhood, a bit further down lives a boy who dresses like a woman. And the old people managing the boarding house are quite peculiar too. Based on the manga by Leiji Matsumoto.
Runtime
1h 37m
Origin Country
Japan
Original Language
Japanese
Original Title
元祖大四畳半大物語
Status
Released
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- 日本語 (Japanese)
Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation
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