Romance Express is available to rent or buy on Amazon Video in Japan. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 20 June 2026.
Where to watch Romance Express
🇯🇵 Japan
Good to know
- Director
- Yūzō Kawashima
- Release date
- 1961-04-04
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Japan
- Studio
- TOHO
About Romance Express
Romance Express is a 1961 movie in the Comedy genre, directed by Yūzō Kawashima, starring Frankie Sakai, Reiko Dan and Yumi Shirakawa. It has a runtime of 1 hour 25 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.0/10 from 1 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Romance Express in Japan — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.
Synopsis
Comedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the Shinkansen. In the leading role, Frankie Sakai plays a straightforward but indecisive hero. The passengers also include the bubbly Dan Reiko, and Ozawa Eitaro as a dour company president. Based on the novel "Seven and a half hours", by Shishi Bunroku.
Cast
Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch Romance Express in Japan?+
In Japan, Romance Express is available to rent or buy on Amazon Video. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there right now.
Is Romance Express on Netflix?+
Romance Express is not on Netflix in Japan right now.
How long is Romance Express?+
Romance Express has a runtime of 1 hour 25 minutes (85 minutes).
Who stars in Romance Express?+
Romance Express stars Frankie Sakai, Reiko Dan, Yumi Shirakawa, Eitarō Ozawa and Sonomi Nakajima.
When did Romance Express come out?+
Romance Express is a 1961 movie directed by Yūzō Kawashima.
What genre is Romance Express?+
Romance Express is Comedy film.
Who directed Romance Express?+
Romance Express was directed by Yūzō Kawashima.
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