Salaryman Kintaro (1999)
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.
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Episode 1 - Fight 1
Release Date: 2000-04-09Kintaro's son Ryuta is now in the first grade, and Kintaro has received a promotion. When CEO Yamato orders him to train the new hires, Kintaro begins a most unusual orientation course. One day, Kintaro learns that former co-worker Yoko has been hospitalized after being injured by a group of protesters at a construction site.
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Episode 2 - Fight 2
Release Date: 2000-04-16Kintaro and the others now work for a little venture capital firm, Yamato, Inc. A Chinese man whom he had once saved from thugs approaches Kintaro. Lin wants to give Kintaro some business, in gratitude.
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Episode 3 - Fight 3
Release Date: 2000-04-23Kintaro tries his best to help Lin out in his bid to build a chain of restaurants, but the Chinese mafia hampers him. Kintaro's co-workers try to talk him out of helping Lin, but Kintaro isn't about to give up.
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Episode 4 - Fight 4
Release Date: 2000-04-30A wealthy landowner requests plans to be drawn up for a five-billion-yen job. It sounds like a great job, but he gives them only three days in which to complete the design. Everyone's ready to throw in the towel...
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Episode 5 - Fight 5
Release Date: 2000-05-07Kintaro has two huge jobs in progress. When it comes time to decide on whom to contract to do the construction, his boss suggests going with Heisei Construction. By using them, Yamato throws a wrench into Heisei's plans to let their former Yamato Construction people go.
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Episode 6 - Fight 6
Release Date: 2000-05-14Sparks fly when Kintaro and Yamato Inc. come up against Heisei Construction over a multimillion-dollar redevelopment project. The outcome of the upcoming mayoral race will decide their fates.
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Episode 7 - Fight 7
Release Date: 2000-05-21As the mayoral race heats up, a band of motorcycle thugs posing as Kintaro and his friends shows up on street corners causing chaos, and blackening Kintaro's good name.
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Episode 8 - Fight 8
Release Date: 2000-05-28After a hard-fought election campaign, the candidate backed by Yamato Inc. loses. The loss can only be attributed to the dirty tricks used by the opposition. Kintaro goes after the men responsible.
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Episode 9 - Fight 9
Release Date: 2000-06-04Kayo suffers a stroke and must soon undergo intensive physical therapy. Meanwhile, Yamato offers to contract Heisei Construction to work on the redevelopment project, but they are turned down!
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Episode 10 - Fight 10
Release Date: 2000-06-11When the love triangle between Kintaro, Yoko and Masumi becomes uncomfortable, he tells them that there is another to whom he's promised his heart. Meanwhile, Kayo introduces Kintaro to a man who has plans to build a senior residence.
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Episode 11 - Fight 11
Release Date: 2000-06-18When the Construction Bureau orders Yamato, Inc. to stop the redevelopment project, Yoko and her colleagues look for proof of conspiracy between Heisei Construction and the Bureau.
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Episode 12 - Final Fight
Release Date: 2000-07-02Takatsukasa is missing, and Kintaro has a hunch that he is in grave danger. The key to his disappearance may be hidden in a highly protected CD. Will Maeda crack the code time?