Salaryman Kintaro (1999-Japan-TBS)
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- TV Show: Salaryman Kintaro / Kintaro, the White-collar Worker
- Japanese: サラリーマン金太郎
- Director: Mitsunori Morita, Kenjiro Kuranuki
- Writer: Kenji Nakazono
- Network: TBS
- Episodes: 11
- Release Date: January 10 - March 21, 1999
- Runtime: Sunday 21:00
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Kintaro Yajima comes to Tokyo and is hired by Yamato Construction Company when he saves the life of the company's CEO. A former leader of a motorcycle gang, Kintaro is known for his highly principled and forthright way of dealing with matters and is never afraid to tell his superiors exactly what he thinks. This has a tendency of irritating some; but when corruption from within the company begins to surface, he may be the only one who can stand up to it. This story is based on the best-selling comic book of the same title.
Notes
- Based on Hiroshi Motomiya's manga series "Salaryman Kintaro" (first published 1994).
- Series is premised on main character Yajima Kintaro, a former motorcycle gang member, who becomes a working salaryman due to his promise to his late wife.
- Related titles:
- Salaryman Kintaro (TBS / 1999)
- Salaryman Kintaro (1999)
- Salaryman Kintaro 2 (TBS / 2000)
- Salaryman Kintaro 3 (TBS / 2002)
- Salaryman Kintaro 4 (TBS / 2004)
- Salaryman Kintaro (TV Asahi / 2008)
- Salaryman Kintaro 2 (TV Asahi / 2010)
Cast
- Katsunori Takahashi - Kintaro Yajima
- Michiko Hada - Masumi Nakamura
- Toshiaki Megumi - Ichiro Maeda
- Yoko Saito - Misuzu Suenaga
- Masanobu Katsumura - Masakazu Tanaka
- Noriko Aota - Kyoko Sakurai
- Miki Mizuno - Akemi Yajima
- Naoki Hosaka - Seiji Takatsukasa
- Taisaku Akino - Yusaku Kurokawa
- Shuichiro Moriyama - Genzo Oshima
- Masahiko Tsugawa - Ryunosuke Yamato
- Yoko Nogiwa - Kayo Nakamura
- Hiroko Hatano - Kazue Kobayashi
- Mayuko Nishiyama - Asami
- Tomonosuke Shimada - Ryuta Yajima
- Kei Uzaki - Tadashi Shiina
- Ryoichi Kusanagi - Tanemura
- Wakaba Nakano - Erika
- Ryoko Sawaki - Kimie
- Kanako Enomoto - Bibi Suenaga
- Shinsuke Ashida - Zenkichi Mita
- Arase - Shingo Hitotsubashi
- Yoshiko Yamazakita - Rumiko Hagimoto
- Kenji Yamaki - Sozo
- Akira Kubo - Chief Amagasaki
- Koji Nanbara - Masaru Honjo
- Shigeru Koyama - Takemoto
- Hiroyuki Okita - Shuhei Tomioka
- Ryosei Tayama - Noda
- Joji Shimaki
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