Acting on the advice of his daughter, Mieko Takamine, department store manager Hideo Takeda hires three handsome men as clerks: Ken Uehara, Shin Shiburi, and Shûji Sano. They develop a rough and easy-going friendship, but it turns sour when they fall for the flirty Miss Takamine, and pull away from their fiancees.
Yasujirô Shimazu's rough and ready comedy of manners is a pleasant, if modest effort, mocking aspirations in a society that seemed to be undergoing rapid changes and an end to class boundaries. Its western aspirations are typical of many films in this era, and are typified by the score, which includes a hot version of "Chicago", a fast tango, and characters who hum Lehar. Shimazu's career as a writer and director began in 1921, and ended with his death at age 48 in 1945.
Yasujirô Shimazu's rough and ready comedy of manners is a pleasant, if modest effort, mocking aspirations in a society that seemed to be undergoing rapid changes and an end to class boundaries. Its western aspirations are typical of many films in this era, and are typified by the score, which includes a hot version of "Chicago", a fast tango, and characters who hum Lehar. Shimazu's career as a writer and director began in 1921, and ended with his death at age 48 in 1945.