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Salaryman Kintaro (TV)

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Alternative title:
サラリーマン金太郎 (Japanese)
Genres: action, comedy, drama
Themes: business, yakuza
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Yajima Kintaro used to be the charismatic leader of a biker gang. Then he retired to have a family. With his wife dead in childbirth, and all alone with a baby boy, Kintaro now embarks upon a new adventure—as the strangest salaryman in all of Japan.
User Ratings: 83 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Excellent: 9 votes (sub:9)
 Very good: 24 votes (sub:22, dub:1, others:1
1 German dubbed
)
 Good: 26 votes (sub:26)
 Decent: 8 votes (sub:8)
 So-so: 4 votes (sub:4)
 Not really good: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Weak: -
 Bad: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 171 users, rank: #4198 (of 9777)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.181 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.8637, rank: #3039 (of 9919)
Weighted mean: 7.263 (Good+), rank: #2571 (of 9919) (seen all: 7.46 / seen some: 7.31 / won't finish: 3.43)
Bayesian estimate: 7.292 (Good+), rank: #2222 (of 7496)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 20
Episode titles: We have 20
Vintage: 2001-02-18 to 2001-03-18
Opening Theme:
"時空～ときのそら～ (Jikuu ~Toki no Sora~)" by Yumi Matsuzawa
Ending Theme:
"Heaven～僕の中の天国～ (~Boku no Naka no Tengoku~)" by Norishige Takahashi
Links: We have 1
News: Show:
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DVD (Region 1)
    Salaryman Kintaro (Sub.DVD 1) 2005-05-31 (from $4.98)
    Salaryman Kintaro (Sub.DVD 2) 2005-06-28 (from $9.99)
    Salaryman Kintaro (Sub.DVD 3) 2005-11-15 (from $11.99)
    Salaryman Kintaro (Sub.DVD 4) 2006-01-31 (from $27.79)
    Salaryman Kintaro (Sub.DVD 5) 2006-03-28
    Young Japan - Salaryman Kintaro Part 1 + Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (Sub.DVD) 2008-04-29 (from $34.95)
    Young Japan - Salaryman Kintaro Part 2 + Bullet Ballet (Sub.DVD) 2008-06-24 (from $12.95)
    Young Japan - Salaryman Kintaro Part 3 + Blue Spring (Sub.DVD) 2008-07-29 (from $19.95)
    Young Japan - Salaryman Kintaro Part 4 + Ley Lines (Sub.DVD) 2008-08-26

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Tomoharu Katsumata
Series Composition: Sukehiro Tomita
Script:
Chikako Kobayashi (eps 7-17 odd)
Sukehiro Tomita (14 episodes
eps 1-6, 8-18 even, 19-20
)
Episode Director:
Katsumi Ono (eps 7, 12)
Masaharu Okuwaki (ep 8)
Masayuki Akehi (eps 2, 17)
Nobutaka Nishizawa (ep 20)
Tomio Yamauchi (eps 3, 13)
Tomoharu Katsumata (6 episodes
eps 1, 5, 10, 14-15, 18
)
Tōru Yamada (ep 14)
Yasunaga Tsuji (eps 8, 20)
Yasuo Yamayoshi (eps 4, 9, 19)
Yoshitaka Makino (4 episodes
eps 2, 6, 11, 16
)
Music: Kenichi Kamio
Original creator: Hiroshi Motomiya
Character Design: Masami Suda
Art Director:
Geki Katsumata
Jinzaburo Kaiho (6 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17
)
Animation Director:
Eikichi Takahashi (eps 4, 9)
Hitoshi Morikawa (eps 5, 15)
Masahiro Hamamori (eps 6, 11, 16)
Masakuni Kaneko (eps 1, 10, 17)
Nobuyoshi Sasakado (ep 18)
Tamao Ohkura (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 12, 19
)
Tateru Namikaze (ep 14)
Yūki Kinoshita (4 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 20
)
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Director of Photography: Koji Yamakoshi
Executive producer:
Hideki Yamashita (Shueisha)
Kazumi Kawashiro (Bandai Visual)
Kisei Takahashi (CIA)
Michiyoshi Minamisawa (81 PRODUCE)
Shigehiro Tenma (Thirdline)
Shunji Ishihara (BS-i)
Toshiaki Harada (TBS)
Producer:
Hiroshi Shigekawa (BS-i)
Satoshi Kubo (Bandai Visual)
Tetsuo Gensho (TBS)
Tōru Nakano (81 PRODUCE)

Animation producer:
Ryuhei Nishimura
Toshio Katsuta
Assistant Episode Director: Masahiko Watanabe (eps 4, 9)
Assistant producer:
Hidemasa Higuchi (BS-i)
Hideo Momota (81 PRODUCE)
Background Art:
Akitaka Uetouge (Cosmos Arts; 15 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5-6, 8-9, 11, 13-20
)
Hironori Ishikawa (Cosmos Arts; 15 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5-6, 8-9, 11, 13-20
)
Kamekichi Suehiro (Cosmos Arts; 14 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5, 8-9, 11, 13-20
)
Kouki Tachibana (Cosmos Arts; 15 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5-6, 8-9, 11, 13-20
)
Motonaga Kaneda (Cosmos Arts; ep 6)
Color design: Kyōko Shibata
Color Key:
Hidemi Wada (5 episodes
eps 2, 4, 6-7, 9
)
Hiromi Fujita (eps 12, 17)
Kanako Hayashi (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 15, 18
)
Kiyomi Inoue (eps 3, 8)
Kyōko Shibata (ep 1)
Makoto Nishiyama (eps 11, 14)
Mayumi Hariu (eps 13, 19)
Takeshi Satō (eps 16, 20)
Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama
Finish Animation:
Keiko Yoshimura (Light Foot; ep 8)
Masahiko Tamaru (Changzhou New Star Art Co.; ep 20)
Mitsuki Tayama (Light Foot; ep 3)
Miyuki Iguchi (Light Foot; ep 8)
Takiko Nagaoka (Studio Cab; ep 20)
Wei Jia Gao (Changzhou New Star Art Co.; ep 20)
Xue Wang (Changzhou New Star Art Co.; ep 20)
Yuki Matsuura (Light Foot; ep 3)
In-Between Animation:
Hiromi Yoshida (Shindo Production; eps 2, 6, 11)
Kiyomitsu Sato (Animo Land; ep 20)
Masashi Nomura (J.C.F; 4 episodes
eps 9, 15, 17, 19
)
Mayumi Kaneda (J.C.F; 8 episodes
eps 4, 7, 9, 11-12, 15, 17-18
)
Ru Jun Fan (Changzhou New Star Art Co.; ep 20)
Takashi Isomatsu (J.C.F; 12 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-7, 9-10, 12, 15, 18-19
)
Tetsuya Waguri (J.C.F; eps 4, 15, 18)
Yan Ming Zhang (Changzhou New Star Art Co.; ep 20)
Ying Chun Zhang (Changzhou New Star Art Co.; ep 20)
Yoshihiko Matsui (J.C.F; 12 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-7, 9-10, 12, 15, 18-19
)
Yumiko Goto (Studio Cab; eps 3, 8)
Key Animation:
Ako Kagiyama (ep 13)
Eikichi Takahashi (eps 4, 9, 19)
Emiko Abe (ep 15)
Etsushi Shimizu (eps 6, 11, 16)
Fumiko Urawa (4 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 20
)
Gen Takase (4 episodes
eps 6, 11, 16, 19
)
Hideo Nakamura (Nakamura Production; ep 7)
Hidetoshi Ōmori (ep 20)
Hiroaki Nakajima (ep 3)
Hiroki Abe (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 12, 19
)
Hiroshige Amakasu (ep 17)
Hitoshi Morikawa (eps 1, 5)
Ichizō Kobayashi (ep 16)
Jōji Yanase (ep 12)
Kaname Wakabayashi (ep 17)
Kanji Hara (eps 2, 7, 17)
Kaori Nakamura (ep 20)
Katsumi Aoshima (eps 10, 15, 18)
Kazuki Miura (ep 20)
Kiyoshi Matsumoto (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 12, 19
)
Kiyotoshi Aoi (eps 2, 7, 12)
Kōji Kataoka (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 12, 20
)
Kōji Miura (ep 13)
Kyoko Sugiyama (ep 17)
Mari Nakatani (ep 3)
Masaharu Morinaka (eps 6, 11, 16)
Masako Onozawa (ep 3)
Michio Satō (ep 20)
Mitsuru Sōma (eps 3, 13)
Natsumi Ogawa (ep 17)
Nobuyoshi Sasakado (6 episodes
eps 1, 5, 10, 15, 18, 20
)
Satoshi Nishimura (4 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 20
)
Shigetaka Kiyoyama (ep 11)
Shinichi Yoshikawa (ep 20)
Shinji Yamamoto (ep 16)
Shinya Takahashi (eps 5, 17)
Takao Ozone (eps 4, 9, 19)
Takenori Mihara (eps 3, 8, 13)
Takeo Tominaga (Nakamura Production; ep 7)
Tamao Ohkura (ep 4)
Tamotsu Tanaka (5 episodes
eps 6, 10-11, 16, 19
)
Tateru Namikaze (ep 14 solo)
Tomeko Horikawa (ep 17)
Toshiaki Kanbara (ep 17)
Toshiharu Sugie (ep 12)
Toshihiko Shimada (ep 20)
Tsutomu Shibutani (Nakamura Production; ep 7)
Tsuyoshi Kakihara (4 episodes
eps 1, 6, 11, 16
)
Yasuyuki Tada (eps 4, 9, 19)
Yoshihiro Sugai (ep 20)
Yoshimi Imagawa (eps 6, 11, 16)
Yoshimitsu Yamashita (eps 6, 11, 16)
Yoshinori Tanabe (ep 17)
Yoshitaka Koyama (4 episodes
eps 6, 11-12, 16
)
Yoshitaka Yashima (ep 19)
Yuichi Akimoto (eps 4, 9, 19)
Yuji Ushijima (ep 13)
Yūki Kinoshita (eps 3, 8, 20)
Yukihiro Makino (ep 19)
Yukiyoshi Hane (eps 10, 17)
Line Producer: Yoshinaga Minami
Music producer: Isao Ito (Discovery Entertainment)
Music Selection: Junichiro Suzuki (Swara Production)
Photography:
Isao Takahashi (T. Nishimura)
Kazuya Hoshi (T. Nishimura)
Takamitsu Sera (T. Nishimura)
Yuichi Katsumata (T. Nishimura)
Planning: Tōru Nakano (81 PRODUCE)
Planning Cooperation: Kenji Fujie (Weekly Young Jump Editorial Department)
Production Advancement:
Hideaki Onodera (4 episodes
eps 1, 5, 10, 15
)
Masahiko Tako (ep 17)
Naoto Ooyama (eps 3, 13)
Shin'ichi Naitō (4 episodes
eps 2, 6, 11, 16
)
Shuzei Ando (eps 8, 20)
Yoshihiro Abe (5 episodes
eps 4, 7, 9, 14, 19
)
Yoshikazu Inagaki (ep 12)
Production Desk: Moriya Uchiyama
Recording Adjustment: Tetsuya Satake
Sound Effects: Yasuyuki Konno (Swara Production)
Sound Producer: Takeshi Nishina
Sound Production Manager: Takeshi Takadera
Theme Song Performance: Yumi Matsuzawa (OP)
Video Editing: Kazumasa Taniuchi (TOVIC)
Atsuko Tanaka as Suenaga Misuzu
Taisei Miyamoto as Yajima Kintaro

Hiroaki Ishikawa as Goro Ishikawa
Kouichi Nagano as Ichiro Maeda
Masako Katsuki as Sakurai Kyoko
Rumiko Ukai as Kinue Mizuki
Ryōka Yuzuki as Suenaga Mimi
Seizō Katō as Zenkichi Mita
Takayuki Yamaguchi as Kazuki Mizuki

Akiko Takeguchi as Mrs. Yamato
Asako Fujii as Landlady (ep 8)
Atsuki Tani as
Kanai
Kanzaki (ep 13)
Tenpo Group Associate
Daiki Nakamura as Okawa (ep 13)
Eri Nishida as Mikiko Ezawa (ep 3)
Hidenari Ugaki as
Black Suit (ep 9)
Driver (ep 3)
Noriaki Arai
Real Estate Agent (ep 1)
Shemale 1 (ep 4)
Yakuza (ep 2)
Yamauchi
Hiroshi Naka as
Manager Kanai (ep 9)
Momoi
Hiroshi Tsuchida as
Assistant Manager Omori (ep 2)
Employee (eps 1, 8)
Shemale 2 (ep 4)
Sports Car Man (ep 6)
Kan Tanaka as
Driver (ep 6)
Kurosaki (ep 4)
Manager (ep 5)
Sakuragi Personnel Manager (ep 1)
Uncle (ep 13)
Yamamoto (eps 11-12)
Katsuhisa Hōki as Kaminaga Hiroshi
Katsumi Chou as
Okada (ep 12)
Takeda (ep 1) 
Kayo Yuunagi as
Female Employee 1 (ep 1)
Kiosk Clerk (ep 6)
Mom (ep 2)
Motorcycle Gang Woman (ep 4)
Keikou Sakai as
Boss (ep 13)
Employee (ep 2)
Higuchi
Hoodlum (ep 1)
Motorcycle Gang Member (eps 3-4)
Kenta Miyake as
Guest (ep 2)
Shirakubo (ep 1)
Kiyonobu Suzuki as
Human Resources Manager (ep 10)
Itani (ep 7)
Matsui (eps 8-9)
Kiyoshi Kawakubo as Tomokazu Morinosuke
Kouichi Nagano as Maeda Ichiro
Kousei Tomita as Igo Ryuzo
Kunihiko Yasui as Shiina Takashi
Masako Joh as Kazue Saeki (ep 1)
Masaru Motegi as
Employee (ep 5)
Kizu
Man (ep 6)
Masayuki Kumagai as
Employee (ep 7)
Nakazawa (ep 1)
Takeshi Ohmori (ep 2)
Mie Odagi as Mitsuko Yajima (ep 13)
Mitsuo Yagi as Kakei (ep 1) 
Nachi Nozawa as Kurokawa Yuusaku
Nobuaki Sekine as Mizuki Mamoru
Ryūji Nakagi as Fujii (ep 1)
Satoshi Katōgi as Kimura
Seiko Tomoe as Nakamura Kayo
Shiho Kikuchi as Yuki Ezawa
Shōko Kikuchi as Chieko Kanzaki (ep 8)
Takashi Nagasako as Shingo Hitotsubashi
Takeshi Watabe as Oshima Genzo
Tomoko Miyadera as Aunt (ep 13)
Tomoyuki Kōno as
Biker Gang (ep 1)
Tanaka Masakazu
Tomoyuki Shimura as Big Man
Toshihide Tsuchiya as
Director Takano (ep 5)
Guard (ep 6)
Kurasawa (ep 7)
Public Corporation Deputy Director (ep 12)
Toshitaka Hirano as
Director Sawano (ep 4)
Man (ep 7)
Ozaki
Shopkeeper (ep 13)
Tadokoro (ep 6)
Yukiko Fujikawa as
Female Clerk (ep 2)
Female Employee 2 (ep 1)
Yoshie (eps 10, 12)
Yūko Katō as Takako Aoba

Hiroaki Ishikawa (eps 1, 11)
Hiroshi Tsuchida (eps 5, 7)
Katsumi Chou (ep 13)
Kayo Yuunagi
Kouichi Nagano (ep 8)
Masako Joh
Nobuaki Sekine (ep 2)
Ryōka Yuzuki
Ryūji Nakagi (ep 3)
Shōko Kikuchi (ep 10)
Takashi Nagasako (ep 9)
Takayuki Yamaguchi (ep 7)
Toshitaka Hirano (ep 9)
Yukiko Fujikawa (eps 5, 9)
Japanese companies
Animation Production: J.C.F.
Background Art:
Cosmos Arts (15 episodes
eps 1, 3, 5-6, 8-9, 11, 13-20
)
E-cho (5 episodes
eps 2, 4, 7, 10, 12
)
Finish Animation:
Anime World Osaka (6 episodes
eps 4, 6-7, 9, 16-17
)
Changzhou New Star Art Co. Ltd. (ep 13)
E-cho (13 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-7, 9-12, 16-17, 19
)
Light Foot (eps 3, 8)
Niandai Animation (ep 13)
Peacock (ep 1)
Studio CATS (16 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-7, 9-16, 18-19
)
Studio Hibari (eps 11, 17)
Visual Workshop (eps 2, 4, 7, 9)
Yuhodo (ep 16)
In-Between Animation:
Anime House (eps 1-2, 6)
Anime World Osaka (7 episodes
eps 4-5, 7, 9-10, 16-17
)
Animo Land (ep 13)
Changzhou New Star Art Co. Ltd. (eps 13, 20)
E-cho (9 episodes
eps 1, 6-7, 9, 11-12, 16-17, 19
)
FAI (ep 12)
Kino Production (eps 5-7, 9-11)
Nakamura Production (eps 1-2)
Niandai Animation (ep 13)
Peacock (ep 1)
Shanghai Xinyang Animation (ep 20)
Shindo Production (eps 2, 6, 11)
Studio CATS (8 episodes
eps 7, 9, 14-16, 18-20
)
Studio Jungle Gym (ep 11)
Tamazawa Dogasha (eps 4-5, 10)
TASK (eps 3, 8)
Tokyo Animation Center (5 episodes
eps 2, 6-7, 9, 11
)
Zero-G (as Zero G Room; eps 1, 5, 10)
Key Animation:
Anime R (ep 16)
Nakamura Production (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 12, 16
)
Music Production: Light Link Music
Photography: T. Nishimura
Planning Cooperation: Weekly Young Jump Editorial Department
Production:
81 Produce
Bandai Visual
BS-i
CIA
Salaryman Kintaro Production Committee
Shueisha
Thirdline
Tokyo Broadcasting System
Production Cooperation: Studio Cab (4 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 20
)
Recording Studio:
HALF H·P STUDIO
Tokyo TV Center
Sound Production: HALF H·P STUDIO
Video Editing: TOVIC
English staff
English companies
Executive producer: Gerry Malir
Licensed by: Arts Magic
Subtitles: Arts Magic
Translation: Arts Magic
English cast
(none)

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