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
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
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?
