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==Details==
 
==Details==
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*'''Title:''' Sarariman Kintaro / サラリーマン金太郎
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*'''Title:''' サラリーマン金太郎
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*'''Also Known As:''' Salaryman Kintaro 1 / Kintaro, the white-collar worker
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*'''Title (English/romaji):''' Salaryman Kintaro
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*'''Episodes:'''
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*'''Also known as:''' Kintaro, the White-collar Worker
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*'''Genre:'''
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*'''Format:''' Renzoku
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*'''Air time:'''
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*'''Genre:''' Human drama
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*'''Viewership:'''
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*'''Broadcast networks:''' TBS, TV Asahi
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*'''Broadcast network:'''
 
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*'''Broadcast period:''' 1999-01-10 to 1999-03-21
 
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*'''Theme Song:'''
 
  
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==Cast & Credits==
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==Season 1 (TBS)==
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===Producer===
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[[File:SalarymanKintaro1.jpg|thumb|220px|Salaryman Kintaro Season 1 dvd cover]]
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*'''Episodes:''' 11
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*'''Viewership ratings:''' 19.0
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*'''Broadcast period:'''
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**1999-Jan-10 to 1999-Mar-21
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**'''SP:''' 1999-Oct-03
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*'''Air time:''' Sunday 21:00
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*'''Theme songs:'''
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**''Kibo no Kane ga Naru Asa ni'' by [[Wikipedia:The Alfee|The Alfee]]
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**''Taiyo wo Dakitai'' by [[Takahashi Katsunori]]
  
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===Director===
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===Synopsis===
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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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===Screenwriter===
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===User/Viewer Ratings===
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<vote type=1/>
  
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===Music by===
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===Cast===
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*[[Takahashi Katsunori]] as Yajima Kintaro
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*[[Shimada Tomonosuke]] (島田智之介) as Yajima Ryuta
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*[[Megumi Toshiaki]] as Maeda Ichiro
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*[[Aota Noriko]] as Sakurai Kyoko
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*[[Hosaka Naoki]] as Takatsukasa Seiji
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*[[Tsugawa Masahiko]] as Yamato Ryunosuke
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*[[Nogiwa Yoko]] as Nakamura Kayo
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*[[Hada Michiko]] as Nakamura Masumi
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*[[Mizuno Miki]] as Yajima Akemi
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*[[Akino Taisaku]] as Kurokawa Yusaku
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*[[Saito Yoko]] (斎藤陽子) as Suenaga Misuzu
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*[[Enomoto Kanako]] as Suenaga Bibi
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*[[Moriyama Shuichiro]] (森山周一郎) as Oshima Genzo
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*[[Katsumura Masanobu]] as Tanaka Masakazu
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*[[Ashida Shinsuke]] (芦田伸介) as Mita Zenkichi
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*[[Hatano Hiroko]] as Kobayashi Kazue
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*[[Arase]] (荒勢) as Hitotsubashi Shingo
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*[[Yamazakita Yoshiko]] (山崎田美子) as Hagimoto Rumiko
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*[[Yamaki Kenji]] (八巻建弐) as Sozo
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*[[Kubo Akira]] as Chief Amagasaki
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*[[Nanbara Koji]] (南原宏治) as Honjo Masaru
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*[[Koyama Shigeru]] as Takemoto
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*[[Okita Hiroyuki]] (沖田浩之) as Tomioka Shuhei
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*[[Tayama Ryosei]] as Noda
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*[[Sawaguchi Yasuko]] as Shinozuka Yoko (SP)
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*[[Shimaki Joji]] (島木譲二) (SP)
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===Production Credits===
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*'''Original work:''' Motomiya Hiroshi (本宮ひろ志)
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*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Nakazono Kenji]] (中園健司)
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*'''Producer:''' [[Morita Mitsunori]] (森田光則)
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*'''Director:''' [[Morita Mitsunori]], [[Tomita Katsunori]] (冨田勝典), [[Kuranuki Kenjiro]]
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*'''Music:''' [[Takamizawa Toshihiko]] (高見沢俊彦)
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==Season 2 (TBS)==
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[[File:SalarymanKintaro2.jpg|thumb|220px|Salaryman Kintaro Season 2 dvd cover]]
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*'''Episodes:''' 12
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*'''Viewership ratings:''' 16.3
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*'''Broadcast period:''' 2000-Apr-09 to 2000-Jul-02
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*'''Air time:''' Sunday 21:00
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*'''Theme song:''' ''Kizuna'' by [http://www.t-oda.jp Oda Tetsuro]
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===Synopsis===
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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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===Cast===
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[[File:SalarymanKintaro2 chart.jpg|thumb|250px|Correlation Chart]]
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*[[Takahashi Katsunori]] as Yajima Kintaro
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*[[Shimada Tomonosuke]] (島田智之介) as Yajima Ryuta
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*[[Hada Michiko]] as Yajima Masumi
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*[[Sawaguchi Yasuko]] as Shinozuka Yoko
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*[[Megumi Toshiaki]] as Maeda Ichiro
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*[[Katsumura Masanobu]] as Tanaka Masakazu
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*[[Hosaka Naoki]] as Takatsukasa Seiji
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*[[Akino Taisaku]] as Kurokawa Yusaku
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*[[Saito Yoko]] (斎藤陽子) as Suenaga Misuzu
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*[[Enomoto Kanako]] as Suenaga Bibi
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*[[Moriyama Shuichiro]] (森山周一郎) as Oshima Genzo
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*[[Tsugawa Masahiko]] as Yamato Ryunosuke
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*[[Nogiwa Yoko]] as Nakamura Kayo
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*[[Aota Noriko]] as Sakurai Kyoko
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*[[Uzaki Kei]] (宇崎慧) as Shiina Tadashi
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*[[Takachi Noboru]] as Higashiyama Eiji
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*[[Ishida Taro]] as Minegishi Soichiro
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*[[Umemiya Masako]] as Okada Kiriko
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*[[Ando Ryoji]] as Sugimoto Jiro
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*[[Kitamura Soichiro]] as Higashiyama Hideo
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*[[Hasegawa Hatsunori]] as Mizutani Takashi
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===Production Credits===
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*'''Original work:''' Motomiya Hiroshi (本宮ひろ志)
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*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Nakazono Kenji]] (中園健司)
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*'''Producer:''' [[Morita Mitsunori]] (森田光則)
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*'''Director:''' [[Tomita Katsunori]] (冨田勝典)
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==Season 3 (TBS)==
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[[File:SalarymanKintaro3.jpg|thumb|220px|Salaryman Kintaro Season 3 dvd cover]]
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*'''Episodes:''' 11
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*'''Viewership rating:''' 15.5
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*'''Broadcast period:''' 2002-Jan-06 to 2002-Mar-17
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*'''Air time:''' Sunday 21:00
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*'''Theme song:''' ''Atsuku Nare'' by [[Takahashi Katsunori]]
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===Synopsis===
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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''
  
 
===Cast===
 
===Cast===
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*[[Takahashi Katsunori]]
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*[[Takahashi Katsunori]] as Yajima Kintaro
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*[[Hada Michiko]]
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*[[Hada Michiko]] as Yajima Masumi
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*[[Hosaka Naoki]] as Takatsukasa Seiji
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*[[Megumi Toshiaki]] as Maeda Ichiro
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*[[Katsumura Masanobu]] as Tanaka Masakazu
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*[[Moriguchi Yoko]] as Fujiwara Fuyumi
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*[[Matsukata Hiroki]] as Yajima Teruo
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*[[Moriyama Shuichiro]] (森山周一郎) as Oshima Genzo
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*[[Kyokuyama Eri]] as Yuki Nobuko
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*[[Shimada Tomonosuke]] (島田智之介) as Yajima Ryuta
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*[[Tsunoda Ayami]] (角田彩海) as Yajima Mika
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*[[Tsugawa Masahiko]] as Yamato Ryunosuke
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*[[Nogiwa Yoko]] as Nakamura Kayo
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*[[Hasegawa Hatsunori]] as Mizutani Takashi
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====Guests====
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{{multicolumntext}}
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*[[Fukikoshi Mitsuru]]
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*[[Nagato Hiroyuki]]
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*[[Narimiya Hiroki]]
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*[[Shikauchi Takashi]] (鹿内孝)
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*[[Terada Minori]]
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*[[Funaki Masakatsu]] (船木誠勝)
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*[[Shimazaki Wakako]]
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*[[Mashiko Rie]]
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*[[Usui Shizuka]] (臼井静)
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*[[Ashida Shotaro]]
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*[[Genkai Ryuji]] (玄海竜二)
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*[[Mayuko]]
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*[[Otsuka Yoshitaka]] (大塚よしたか)
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*[[Okamoto Kotaro]] (岡本光太郎)
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*[[Ishiyama Yudai]] (石山雄大)
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*[[Tsukumo Hajime]] (九十九一)
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*[[Okada Tadashi]]
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*[[Fujiwara Teppei]] (藤原鉄苹)
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*[[Nakamaru Shinsho]]
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*[[Date Naoto]] (伊達直斗)
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*[[Minami Nao]] (南奈央)
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*[[Okita Koji]] (沖田弘二)
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*[[Sakai Toshiya]]
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*[[Minami Toyokazu]] (三波豊和)
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*[[Shigehisa Koichi]] (重久剛一)
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*[[Jukkanji Baiken]] (十貫寺梅軒)
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*[[Ito Nobuhiro]] (伊藤延広)
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*[[Ishii Yosuke]] (石井洋祐)
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*[[Matsuda Shigeharu]] (松田重治)
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*[[Sasano Takashi]]
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*[[Shima Kaori]]
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*[[Tsunoda Ayami]] (角田彩海)
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{{multicolumn-end}}
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==Season 4 (TBS)==
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[[File:SalarymanKintaro4.jpg|thumb|220px|Salaryman Kintaro Season 4 dvd cover]]
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*'''Episodes:''' 10
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*'''Viewership rating:''' 11.2
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*'''Broadcast period:''' 2004-Jan-15 to 2004-Mar-18
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*'''Air time:''' Thursday 21:00
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*'''Theme song:''' ''Kibo no Hashi'' by [[Wikipedia:The Alfee|The Alfee]]
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===Synopsis===
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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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===Cast===
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[[File:SalarymanKintaro4 chart.jpg|thumb|270px|Correlation Chart]]
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*[[Takahashi Katsunori]] as Yajima Kintaro
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*[[Hada Michiko]] as Yajima Masumi
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*[[Nagashima Kazushige]] as Yamada Ryuhei
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*[[Makise Riho]] as Sudo Reiko
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*[[Ishihara Yoshizumi]] as Yoshioka Tsutomu
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*[[Osawa Mikio]] as Nakazawa Teppei
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*[[Akino Taisaku]] as Kurokawa Yusaku
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*[[Kyokuyama Eri]] as Yuki Nobuko
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*[[Ebihara Yuri]] as Aikawa Masami
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*[[Shimada Tomonosuke]] (島田智之介) as Yajima Ryuta
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*[[Tsunoda Ayami]] (角田彩海) as Yajima Mika
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*[[Hosaka Naoki]] as Takatsukasa Seiji
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*[[Naitou Takashi]] as Enjoji Takashi
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*[[Nogiwa Yoko]] as Nakamura Kayo
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*[[Takahashi Hideki]] as Shimazu Momotaro
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*[[Megumi Toshiaki]] as Maeda Ichiro
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*[[Hasegawa Hatsunori]] as Mizutani Takashi
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*[[Ishihara Yoshizumi]] as Yoshioka Tsutomu
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*[[Furukawa Takatoshi]] (古川貴稔) as Umetani Kazuma
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*[[Haruta Junichi]] as Ishigaki Satoshi
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*[[Hamada Masuke]] (濱田マ助) as Kanda Yusaku
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*[[Sato Masahiro]] as Watanabe Kohei
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*[[Tatara Jun]] (多々良純) as Inumaru Shigenobu
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*[[Iida Kisuke]] as Okada Ryuji
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*[[Arai Yasuhiro]] as Miyata Teruo
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*[[Ashida Yuka]] (芦田由夏) as Kotono
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*[[Yamada Goichi]] (山田吾一) as Honjo Sho
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===Production Credits===
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*'''Original work:''' Motomiya Hiroshi (本宮ひろ志)
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*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Nakazono Kenji]] (中園健司), [[Sekine Toshio]] (関根俊夫)
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*'''Producer:''' [[Morita Mitsunori]] (森田光則)
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*'''Director:''' [[Kuranuki Kenjiro]], [[Tomita Katsunori]] (冨田勝典)
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*'''Music:''' [[Nakamura Yukio]] (中村幸代)
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==Season 1 (TV Asahi)==
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[[File:SalarymanKintaro(TV Asahi).jpg|thumb|220px|Salaryman Kintaro (TV Asahi)]]
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*'''Episodes:''' 10
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*'''Viewership rating:''' 11.8 (Kanto)
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*'''Broadcast period:''' 2008-Oct-10 to 2008-Dec-12
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*'''Air time:''' Friday 23:15
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===Synopsis===
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{{nosynopsis}}
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===Cast===
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[[File:Salaryman Kintaro 5-correlationchart.jpg|thumb|300px|Correlation chart]]
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*[[Nagai Masaru]] as Yajima Kintaro
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*[[Inoue Waka]] as Yajima Misuzu
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*[[Aoyama Noriko]] as Sakurai Kyoko
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*[[Kazami Shingo]] as Mizuki Mamoru
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*[[Kikuchi Kenichiro]] as Maeda Ichiro
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*[[Ogawa Nana]] as Tanaka Masako
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*[[Tsuji Osamu]] (辻修) as Ishikawa Goro
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*[[Azama Myu]] as Iwashita Megumi
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*[[Shioyama Misako]] (塩山みさこ) as Sano Rikako
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*[[Kaneda Mika]] (金田美香) as Toyama Marina
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*[[Minami Keisuke]] as Shiina Tadashi
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*[[Sato Megumi]] as Yajima Akemi / Anzai Yukino
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*[[Hashizume Ryu]] (橋爪龍) as Yajima Ryuta
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*[[Maro Akaji]] as Mita Zenkichi
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*[[Sasaki Sumie]] as Nakamura Kayo
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*[[Hosokawa Shigeki]] as Takatsukasa Seiji
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*[[Shiba Toshio]] as Oshima Genzo
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*[[Furuya Ikko]] as Kurokawa Yusaku
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*[[Utsui Ken]] as Yamato Morinosuke
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====Others====
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*[[Takasugi Kodai]] (高杉航大)
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*[[Endo Tatsuo]]
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*[[Tozawa Yusuke]] (戸沢佑介)
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*[[Okada Masanori]] (岡田正典)
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*[[Nishimaru Yuko]] as Asano Maki
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*[[Muro Tsuyoshi]]
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*[[Mori Kazuma]] (森一馬)
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*[[Kamui Kyoji]] (神威杏次)
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*[[Mihara Yuki]] (三原勇希)
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*[[Nagae Hidekazu]]
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*[[Kodama Takashi]] (ep4-5)
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*[[Okuda Tatsuhito]] (ep6)
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===Production Credits===
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*'''Original work:''' Motomiya Hiroshi (本宮ひろ志)
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*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Fukasawa Masaki]]
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*'''Producer:''' [[Yokochi Ikuei]]
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*'''Director:''' [[Komatsu Takashi]]
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===Episode Information===
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
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! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Episode
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! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Ratings<br>(Kanto)
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! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Ratings (Kansai)
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! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Ratings (Nationwide)
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|- align=center
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| 01 || 13.8 || ? || ?
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|- align=center
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| 02 || 11.1 || ? || ?
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|- align=center
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| 03 || 10.9 || ? || ?
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|- align=center
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| 04 || 12.1 || ? || ?
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|- align=center
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| 05 || 12.1 || ? || ?
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|- align=center
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| 06 || 11.3 || ? || ?
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|- align=center
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| 07 || 9.5 || ? || ?
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|- align=center
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| 08 || 11.1 || ? || ?
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|- align=center
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| 09 || 13.6 || ? || ?
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|- align=center
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| 10 || 12.6 || ? || ?
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|- align="center" style="background:#ffdead;"
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! Average || 11.8 || ? || ?
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|}
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Source: [http://www.videor.co.jp Video Research, Ltd.]
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==Season 2 (TV Asahi)==
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*'''Broadcast period:''' 2010-Jan-08 to 2010-Mar-12
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*'''Air time:''' Friday 23:15
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*'''Theme song:''' ''long time no see'' by B'z
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===Synopsis===
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{{nosynopsis}}
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===Cast===
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*[[Nagai Masaru]] as Yajima Kintaro
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*[[Inoue Waka]] as Yajima Misuzu
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*[[Aoyama Noriko]] as Sakurai Kyoko
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*[[Hosokawa Shigeki]] as Takatsukasa Seiji
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*[[Furuya Ikko]] as Kurokawa Yusaku
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*[[Utsui Ken]] as Yamato Morinosuke
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*[[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)
  
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==Synopsis==
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===Production Credits===
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*'''Original work:''' Motomiya Hiroshi (本宮ひろ志)
  
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==Other Resources==
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==External Links==
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*[http://www.tbs.co.jp/drama_archive/kintaro/ TBS Drama Archive]
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*[http://www.tbs.co.jp/kintaro/kintaro2/ Season 2 (TBS) official site]
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*[http://www.tbs.co.jp/kintaro/ Season 4 (TBS) official site]
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*[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/kintaro TV Asahi official site]
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*[[Wikipedia:ja:サラリーマン金太郎|Japanese Wikipedia]]
 
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.352.htm JDorama.com]
 
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.352.htm JDorama.com]
  
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{{SeasonRing|Season 1 (TV Asahi)|Friday 23:15|Summer 2008|[[Dageki Tenshi Ruri]]|Winter 2009|[[Uta no Onii-san]]}}
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{{SeasonRing|Season 2 (TV Asahi)|Friday 23:15|Autumn 2009|[[My Girl (TV Asahi)|My Girl]]|Spring 2010|[[Keibuho Yabe Kenzo]]}}
  
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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

User/Viewer Ratings

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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

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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

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

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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
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