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===Synopsis===
 
===Synopsis===
 
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. ''--TBS''
 
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. ''--TBS''
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===User/Viewer Ratings===
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===Cast===
 
===Cast===
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*[[Kubo Akira]] as Chief Amagasaki
 
*[[Kubo Akira]] as Chief Amagasaki
 
*[[Nanbara Koji]] (南原宏治) as Honjo Masaru
 
*[[Nanbara Koji]] (南原宏治) as Honjo Masaru
*[[Koyama Shigeru]] (神山繁) as Takemoto
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*[[Koyama Shigeru]] as Takemoto
 
*[[Okita Hiroyuki]] (沖田浩之) as Tomioka Shuhei
 
*[[Okita Hiroyuki]] (沖田浩之) as Tomioka Shuhei
 
*[[Tayama Ryosei]] as Noda
 
*[[Tayama Ryosei]] as Noda
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*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Nakazono Kenji]] (中園健司)
 
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Nakazono Kenji]] (中園健司)
 
*'''Producer:''' [[Morita Mitsunori]] (森田光則)
 
*'''Producer:''' [[Morita Mitsunori]] (森田光則)
*'''Director:''' [[Morita Mitsunori]], [[Tomita Katsunori]] (冨田勝典), [[Kuranuki Kenjiro]] (倉貫健二郎)
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*'''Director:''' [[Morita Mitsunori]], [[Tomita Katsunori]] (冨田勝典), [[Kuranuki Kenjiro]]
 
*'''Music:''' [[Takamizawa Toshihiko]] (高見沢俊彦)
 
*'''Music:''' [[Takamizawa Toshihiko]] (高見沢俊彦)
  
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====Guests====
 
====Guests====
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*[[Fukikoshi Mitsuru]]
 
*[[Fukikoshi Mitsuru]]
 
*[[Nagato Hiroyuki]]
 
*[[Nagato Hiroyuki]]
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*[[Ishiyama Yudai]] (石山雄大)
 
*[[Ishiyama Yudai]] (石山雄大)
 
*[[Tsukumo Hajime]] (九十九一)
 
*[[Tsukumo Hajime]] (九十九一)
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*[[Okada Tadashi]]
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*[[Okada Tadashi]] (岡田正)
 
 
*[[Fujiwara Teppei]] (藤原鉄苹)
 
*[[Fujiwara Teppei]] (藤原鉄苹)
 
*[[Nakamaru Shinsho]]
 
*[[Nakamaru Shinsho]]
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*[[Matsuda Shigeharu]] (松田重治)
 
*[[Matsuda Shigeharu]] (松田重治)
 
*[[Sasano Takashi]]
 
*[[Sasano Takashi]]
*[[Shima Kaori]] (島かおり)
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*[[Shima Kaori]]
 
*[[Tsunoda Ayami]] (角田彩海)
 
*[[Tsunoda Ayami]] (角田彩海)
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==Season 4 (TBS)==
 
==Season 4 (TBS)==
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*[[Haruta Junichi]] as Ishigaki Satoshi
 
*[[Haruta Junichi]] as Ishigaki Satoshi
 
*[[Hamada Masuke]] (濱田マ助) as Kanda Yusaku
 
*[[Hamada Masuke]] (濱田マ助) as Kanda Yusaku
*[[Sato Masahiro]] (佐藤正浩) as Watanabe Kohei
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*[[Sato Masahiro]] as Watanabe Kohei
 
*[[Tatara Jun]] (多々良純) as Inumaru Shigenobu
 
*[[Tatara Jun]] (多々良純) as Inumaru Shigenobu
 
*[[Iida Kisuke]] as Okada Ryuji
 
*[[Iida Kisuke]] as Okada Ryuji
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*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Nakazono Kenji]] (中園健司), [[Sekine Toshio]] (関根俊夫)
 
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Nakazono Kenji]] (中園健司), [[Sekine Toshio]] (関根俊夫)
 
*'''Producer:''' [[Morita Mitsunori]] (森田光則)
 
*'''Producer:''' [[Morita Mitsunori]] (森田光則)
*'''Director:''' [[Kuranuki Kenjiro]] (倉貫健二郎), [[Tomita Katsunori]] (冨田勝典)
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*'''Director:''' [[Kuranuki Kenjiro]], [[Tomita Katsunori]] (冨田勝典)
 
*'''Music:''' [[Nakamura Yukio]] (中村幸代)
 
*'''Music:''' [[Nakamura Yukio]] (中村幸代)
  
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====Others====
 
====Others====
 
*[[Takasugi Kodai]] (高杉航大)
 
*[[Takasugi Kodai]] (高杉航大)
*[[Endo Tatsuo]] (遠藤たつお)
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*[[Endo Tatsuo]]
 
*[[Tozawa Yusuke]] (戸沢佑介)
 
*[[Tozawa Yusuke]] (戸沢佑介)
 
*[[Okada Masanori]] (岡田正典)
 
*[[Okada Masanori]] (岡田正典)
*[[Nishimaru Yuko]] (西丸優子)
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*[[Nishimaru Yuko]] as Asano Maki
 
*[[Muro Tsuyoshi]]
 
*[[Muro Tsuyoshi]]
 
*[[Mori Kazuma]] (森一馬)
 
*[[Mori Kazuma]] (森一馬)
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*[[Mihara Yuki]] (三原勇希)
 
*[[Mihara Yuki]] (三原勇希)
 
*[[Nagae Hidekazu]]
 
*[[Nagae Hidekazu]]
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*[[Kodama Takashi]] (ep4-5)
 
*[[Okuda Tatsuhito]] (ep6)
 
*[[Okuda Tatsuhito]] (ep6)
  
 
===Production Credits===
 
===Production Credits===
 
*'''Original work:''' Motomiya Hiroshi (本宮ひろ志)
 
*'''Original work:''' Motomiya Hiroshi (本宮ひろ志)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Fukazawa Masaki]] (深沢正樹)
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*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Fukasawa Masaki]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Yokochi Ikuhide]] (横地郁英)
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*'''Producer:''' [[Yokochi Ikuei]]
*'''Director:''' [[Komatsu Takashi]] (小松隆志)
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*'''Director:''' [[Komatsu Takashi]]
  
 
===Episode Information===
 
===Episode Information===
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==Season 2 (TV Asahi)==
 
==Season 2 (TV Asahi)==
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2010-Jan start
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*'''Broadcast period:''' 2010-Jan-08 to 2010-Mar-12
 
*'''Air time:''' Friday 23:15
 
*'''Air time:''' Friday 23:15
 
*'''Theme song:''' ''long time no see'' by B'z
 
*'''Theme song:''' ''long time no see'' by B'z
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*[[Utsui Ken]] as Yamato Morinosuke
 
*[[Utsui Ken]] as Yamato Morinosuke
 
*[[Akimoto Sayaka]] as Torii Madoka
 
*[[Akimoto Sayaka]] as Torii Madoka
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*[[Nishimaru Yuko]] as Asano Maki
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====Guests====
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*[[Amada Reki]] (ep3-5)
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*[[Nakagoshi Noriko]] (ep5-6)
  
 
===Production Credits===
 
===Production Credits===
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{{SeasonRing|Season 2 (TBS)|Sunday 21:00|Winter 2000|[[Beautiful Life]]|Summer 2000|[[Saimin]]}}
 
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Latest revision as of 08:56, 30 July 2025

Season 1 (TBS) | Season 2 (TBS) | Season 3 (TBS) | Season 4 (TBS) | Season 1 (TV Asahi) | Season 2 (TV Asahi)

Details

  • Title: サラリーマン金太郎
  • Title (English/romaji): Salaryman Kintaro
  • Also known as: Kintaro, the White-collar Worker
  • Format: Renzoku
  • Genre: Human drama
  • Broadcast networks: TBS, TV Asahi

Season 1 (TBS)

Salaryman Kintaro Season 1 dvd cover
  • Episodes: 11
  • Viewership ratings: 19.0
  • Broadcast period:
    • 1999-Jan-10 to 1999-Mar-21
    • SP: 1999-Oct-03
  • Air time: Sunday 21:00
  • Theme songs:

Synopsis

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. --TBS

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0.00
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Cast

Production Credits

Season 2 (TBS)

Salaryman Kintaro Season 2 dvd cover
  • Episodes: 12
  • Viewership ratings: 16.3
  • Broadcast period: 2000-Apr-09 to 2000-Jul-02
  • Air time: Sunday 21:00
  • Theme song: Kizuna by Oda Tetsuro

Synopsis

Kintaro, motorcycle-gang-leader-turned-businessman, returns in a sequel to the original 1999 hit. Takahashi Katsunori stars in this adaptation of a popular comic book series. Although he has been promoted to Section Chief, he still has a passionate nature that sometimes explodes. Another thing that hasn't changed is his popularity with women. --Kiku TV

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Season 3 (TBS)

Salaryman Kintaro Season 3 dvd cover
  • Episodes: 11
  • Viewership rating: 15.5
  • Broadcast period: 2002-Jan-06 to 2002-Mar-17
  • Air time: Sunday 21:00
  • Theme song: Atsuku Nare by Takahashi Katsunori

Synopsis

Kintaro's popular TV series based on the former gang leader turned salaryman is back again. In this series, Kintaro's construction company merges with another, but the two staffs still compete against each other. Kintaro is assigned to work in the president's office and must help to confront the core problems of the corperation in Kintaro's characteristically aggressive fashion. Will it be enough to move those so unwilling to change? --TBS

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Season 4 (TBS)

Salaryman Kintaro Season 4 dvd cover
  • Episodes: 10
  • Viewership rating: 11.2
  • Broadcast period: 2004-Jan-15 to 2004-Mar-18
  • Air time: Thursday 21:00
  • Theme song: Kibo no Hashi by The Alfee

Synopsis

Following the death of his mentor, Yamato Construction chairman Yamato Ryunosuke, and tired of the Japanese corporate system, Kintaro leaves the salary man life. He returns to his hometown and becomes a fisherman. There he lives peacefully with his wife Masumi and their two children. Then an unexpected visitor arrives. It is Ryunosuke's younger cousin, Shimazu Momotaro. Momotaro puts a strange request to Kintaro - come back to Yamato Construction and work with Ryunosuke's son Ryuhei to rid it of its current management. Current Yamato president Takatsukasa has given in to pressure from ex-bureaucrat Enjoji and is about to become his accomplice in a shady scheme. Kintaro's sense of honor is rekindled. --TBS

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Season 1 (TV Asahi)

Salaryman Kintaro (TV Asahi)
  • Episodes: 10
  • Viewership rating: 11.8 (Kanto)
  • Broadcast period: 2008-Oct-10 to 2008-Dec-12
  • Air time: Friday 23:15

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Episode Information

Episode Ratings
(Kanto)
Ratings (Kansai) Ratings (Nationwide)
01 13.8 ? ?
02 11.1 ? ?
03 10.9 ? ?
04 12.1 ? ?
05 12.1 ? ?
06 11.3 ? ?
07 9.5 ? ?
08 11.1 ? ?
09 13.6 ? ?
10 12.6 ? ?
Average 11.8 ? ?

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Season 2 (TV Asahi)

  • Broadcast period: 2010-Jan-08 to 2010-Mar-12
  • Air time: Friday 23:15
  • Theme song: long time no see by B'z

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Production Credits

  • Original work: Motomiya Hiroshi (本宮ひろ志)

External Links




Autumn 1998
Season 1 (TBS)
Spring 1999
Nanisama
Sunday 21:00
Good News



Winter 2000
Season 2 (TBS)
Summer 2000
Beautiful Life
Sunday 21:00
Saimin



Autumn 2001
Season 3 (TBS)
Spring 2002
Gakko no Sensei
Sunday 21:00
Yoisho no Otoko



Autumn 2003
Season 4 (TBS)
Spring 2004
Et Alors
Thursday 21:00
Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari 4



Summer 2008
Season 1 (TV Asahi)
Winter 2009
Dageki Tenshi Ruri
Friday 23:15
Uta no Onii-san



Autumn 2009
Season 2 (TV Asahi)
Spring 2010
My Girl
Friday 23:15
Keibuho Yabe Kenzo