Yoisho no Otoko [ヨイショの男]

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Yoisho no Otoko [ヨイショの男]

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Title:	Yoisho no Otoko ヨイショの男
Telecast:	2002-04-14 to 2002-06-30
Season:	Spring 2002

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TV Station:	TBS
Duration:	11 Episodes

Synopsis

SMAP-man Goro Inagaki is back starring in his first full-fledged comedy series, "Yoisho no Otoko", as the most obsequious salaryman in Tokyo.

Yoisho suru is a contemporary verb phrase that conveys the same meaning as the more traditional goma-suri, or "apple polishing." Generally, it refers to the kind of corporate behavior that one has to demonstrate toward superiors in order to be promoted within the organization.

Kotaro Sakurai (Inagaki) has reached a supervisory sales position at the insurance company he works for faster than any of his peers, precisely because he has cultivated a "super power" for sucking up to his betters. Consequently, he is resented by these peers and not entirely trusted by his longtime girlfriend Naomi (Akiko Yada), who appreciates his innate kindness but feels uncomfortable with his need to please everyone all the time.

Things at the company have become complicated, however, with the arrival of a new sales division manager from a foreign company that is thinking of buying the ailing insurance firm. Makiko Ogata (Yuko Asano) has an MBA from a prominent American university and very little tolerance for traditional Japanese corporate culture.

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Soundtrack and Theme Songs (1)

Yoisho! �e02~Nihon no Minasan Homete Ikimasho [MATCHY with O.A.I]

Actor/Actress Cast (16)

	Inagaki Goro 稲垣吾郎
	Sakurai Kotaro 桜井孝太郎

	Ichikawa Somegoro 市川染五郎
	白石英二 (28)

	Yada Akiko 矢田亜希子
	Naomi 杉田尚美

	Asano Yuko 浅野ゆう子
	Ogata Makiko 緒方真紀子

	Hatano Hiroko 畑野浩子
	Tachibana Yukie 立花由紀江 (26)

	Kobayashi Nenji 小林稔侍
	Tokugawa Yasuhiro 徳川康弘 (54)

	Hasegawa Hatsunori 長谷川初範
	Tsumura Ryusuke 津村隆介

	Itou Masayuki 伊藤正之
	井原大介

	Morii Misao 森井未知央
	吉村秀男

	Orihira Mayumi 織平真由美
	中根薫

	Sunouchi Mihoko 須之内美帆子
	森元チカ

	Yamadera Kouichi 山寺宏一
	松永信也

	Noguchi Yuki 野口優樹
	タカシ

	Matsuda Naoki 松田直樹
	伊達

	Yoshiyuki Kazuko 吉行和子
	桜井春江

	Nakamaru Shinsho 中丸新将
	野村

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1.	Comments by celest8787 [Rating: 6/10] erm, i sorta hated it in de beginning...thought it was super dumb, and the sucking-up part was quite irritating. but gradually, i found it a little heartwarming at times, where it portrayed de respect an employee showed to his superior. it's a little better than passable. but i wldnt recommend it actually...
2.	Comments by ongrina82 [Rating: 8/10] I can't stand Kotaro at first, he tries his very best to pleased everyone he know!! But later realised that he had a good heart. Funny too.
3.	Comments by SushiMaki [Rating: 6/10] Liked the office scenery. Goro was very funny. Informative to watch Japanese customs. Still new on Japanese dramas.
4.	Comments by vienna_sg [Rating: 9/10] Goro is very kawaii in the show. He acted very well as currying favour to his bosses.
5.	Comments by orenji [Rating: 8/10] I'm so impressed with Goro's acting in the show! ^_^
6.	Comments by celery [Rating: 10/10] Funny show. Goro san kakkoii.
7.	Comments by stararies17 [Rating: 8/10] not bad not bad.. good drama
8.	Comments by gaki [Rating: 10/10] Extremely hilarious!
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