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[[Image:Yoisho no Otoko.jpg|thumb|450px|Yoisho no Otoko]]
==Details==
*'''Title:''' ヨイショの男
*'''Title (romaji):''' Yoisho no Otoko
*'''Genre:''' Comedy
*'''Episodes:''' 11
*'''Viewership ratings:''' 10.02%
*'''Broadcast network:''' TBS
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2002-Apr-14 to 2002-Jun-30
*'''Air time:''' Sunday 21:00
*'''Theme song:''' ''Yoisho! '02 ~Nihon no Minasan Homete Ikimasho~'' by MATCHY with O.A.I

==Synopsis==
Sakurai (Inagaki Goro) is a section chief in an insurance company who is well-known for his tremendous ability to suck up to his bosses, sometimes to the embarrassment of his girlfriend and OL co-worker Naomi (Yada Akiko). Just when Sakurai thought he could be promoted to department chief, the company gets into trouble and is bought over, Sakurai's boss Tokugawa is sacked, and a high-flying, no-nonsense female executive Ogata (Asano Yuko) takes over. Sakurai's habits are initially embarrassing and irritating to her, but his value soon emerges as he manages to retain old customers, stop his outstanding co-worker Shiraishi (Ichikawa Somegoro) and others from leaving, and smoothen the transition for everyone.

==Cast==
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*[[Inagaki Goro]] as Sakurai Kotaro
*[[Ichikawa Somegoro]] as Shiraishi Eiji
*[[Yada Akiko]] as Sugita Naomi
*[[Hatano Hiroko]] as Tachibana Yukie
*[[Kobayashi Nenji]] as Tokugawa Yasuhiro
*[[Asano Yuko]] as Ogata Makiko
*[[Hasegawa Hatsunori]] as Tsumura Ryusuke
*[[Ito Masayuki]] as Ihara Daisuke
*[[Morii Misao]] (森井未知央) as Yoshimura Hideo
*[[Orihira Mayumi]] (織平真由美) as Nakane Kaoru
*[[Sunouchi Mihoko]] (須之内美帆子) as Morimoto Chika
*[[Yamadera Kouichi]] (山寺宏一) as Matsunaga Shinya
*[[Noguchi Yuki]] (野口優樹) as Takashi
*[[Matsuda Naoki]] (松田直樹) as Date
*[[Yoshiyuki Kazuko]] as Sakurai Harue
*[[Nakamaru Shinsho]] as Nomura
*[[Achiwa Satomi]]
*[[Kubo Akira]]
*[[Kagaya Junichi]]
*[[Inoue Yoshiko]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Screenwriters:''' [[Morosawa Kazuyuki]] (両沢和幸), [[Iino Yoko]] (ep8)
*'''Producers:''' [[Tojo Yuuji]] (東城祐司), [[Ito Tatsuya]] (伊藤達哉)
*'''Directors:''' [[Morosawa Kazuyuki]] (両沢和幸) (ep1), [[Kaneko Fuminori]] (ep2,3,6,8,11), [[Fukuzawa Katsuo]] (ep4,5), [[Tsukamoto Renpei]] (ep7,10), [[Kato Arata]] (ep9)
*'''Music by:''' [[Kamomiya Ryo]] (鴨宮諒)

==Episode Titles & Ratings==
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*'''Ep 01:''' Savior of Japan!
*'''Ep 02:''' Banquet Art of bringing a sure Death
*'''Ep 03:''' Karaoke Proxy War
*'''Ep 04:''' Love is Prohibited within the Company
*'''Ep 05:''' The Last Company Trip
*'''Ep 06:''' Introduction to Important Ceremonial Occasions in Family Relationships
*'''Ep 07:''' The Deputy Chief's Counterattack
*'''Ep 08:''' Working on a Holiday of Love
*'''Ep 09:''' Promotion's Flame of Dispute
*'''Ep 10:''' Section Chief Kotaro is in a Big Pinch!
*'''Ep 11:''' I'm the President?
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*'''Ep 01:''' 14.4%
*'''Ep 02:''' 12.4%
*'''Ep 03:''' 10.6%
*'''Ep 04:''' 11.4%
*'''Ep 05:''' 10.8%
*'''Ep 06:''' 10.5%
*'''Ep 07:''' 13.4%
*'''Ep 08:''' 4.2%
*'''Ep 09:''' 7.6%
*'''Ep 10:''' 9.3%
*'''Ep 11:''' 5.7%
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==Review==
A pretty enjoyable all-out comedy.

==External Links==
*[http://www.tbs.co.jp/yoisho/ Official site]
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.621.htm JDorama.com]

{{SeasonRing|TBS|Sunday 21:00|Winter 2002|[[Salaryman Kintaro#Season 3|Salaryman Kintaro 3]]|Summer 2002|[[Taiyou no Kisetsu]]}}

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