Salaryman Kintaro (2001)
Kintarō Yajima used to be the leader of a feared and respected biker gang, but out of respect for his late wife he chooses to straighten himself out and work as a salaryman so that he can support his son.
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Episode 1 - Kintaro Enters the Company
Release Date: 2001-02-18After saving the CEO's life, Kintaro begins work at his new job, and starts taking care of business in his own inimitable style.
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Episode 2 - Kintaro Has Fought Again
Release Date: 2001-02-18A night out with his new workmates leads Kintaro headfirst into a bloody confrontation with the Japanese Mafia, the Yakuza.
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Episode 3 - Kintaro Moves Others!
Release Date: 2001-02-18A fishing trip with the CEO throws more trouble Kintaro's way as a near fatal accident results in love.
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Episode 4 - Full Start of Kintaro's Racing
Release Date: 2001-02-18Kintaro unexpectedly runs into some former gang members, while dissension starts to form at the Company.
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Episode 5 - Kintaro Ascending Authority
Release Date: 2001-02-25The resistance against the crooked President and his cronies grows, while Kintaro arrives home to an unexpected but welcome surprise.
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Episode 6 - Decision of Men
Release Date: 2001-02-25Big trouble arrives at Yamato and it's aimed straight at Kintaro! Meanwhile, the President makes his move to gain full control of the company.
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Episode 7 - Kintaro, Fight Back!
Release Date: 2001-02-25Kintaro takes on two deadly yakuza trouble makers while a tense boardroom battle decides the fate of Yamato Construction.
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Episode 8 - Kintaro, Never Surrender to the Top Gun
Release Date: 2001-02-25The Chairman's meeting with a yakuza boss doesn't quite go as he expected, and Kintaro celebrates his new promotion by dispensing some instant railside justice.
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Episode 9 - Date With Meilin
Release Date: 2001-03-04After a hard day's work pounding the streets meeting clients, Kintaro is taken to meet a very special someone at a very special bar...
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Episode 10 - Kintaro, Obey the Order
Release Date: 2001-03-04Sent to oversee the Mt. Kousei Tunnel construction site, Kintaro runs headfirst into trouble with the foreman, the gargantuan Shingo.
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Episode 11 - Kintaro, Neaten the Working Field
Release Date: 2001-03-04Hospitalized after being humiliated at the hands of Shingo, our battered hero finds another way to deal with the problems at the site.
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Episode 12 - Finally, the Task Is Completed
Release Date: 2001-03-04Disaster strikes when the tunnel starts to cave in. Kintaro has to act quickly to save the tunnel and the workers trapped inside, before it collapses.
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Episode 13 - Kintaro Returns Home
Release Date: 2001-03-11Sub-section Chief Takatsukasa arrives at Yamato Construction with big changes in mind, and Kintaro firmly in his sights.
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Episode 14 - Kintaro Connects People
Release Date: 2001-03-11Kintaro has tea with Madam Nakamura, who is much more than she seems, while Takatsukasa takes measures to eliminate his rival...
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Episode 15 - Kintaro Transferred
Release Date: 2001-03-11Kintaro is transferred to Kahoku City and finds out his new superior, Sub-Chief Igo, packs quite a punch!
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Episode 16 - Kintaro Works in Sales
Release Date: 2001-03-11Under Igo's supervision, Kintaro is thrown in at the deep end at a contract bid and finds bureaucracy is an enemy that maybe even he can't beat.
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Episode 17 - Kintaro Prearranges Bidding
Release Date: 2001-03-18Much to his own company's surprise, Kintaro looks certain to win a lucrative contract but runs headfirst into the bureaucracy of city hall and the fearsome Hokuto General Construction.
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Episode 18 - Dark Fog In Kahoku
Release Date: 2001-03-18After Kintaro's unprecedented actions threaten their stranglehold on the city, the corrupt directors of Hokuto General scheme to make an example of Yamato Construction and wipe them out.
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Episode 19 - Kintaro Writes a Letter of Resignation
Release Date: 2001-03-18With the corruption of City Hall revealed, Hokuto General turns to its yakuza partners to eliminate its competition, with Kintaro at the top of their list.
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Episode 20 - Kintaro Becomes Unruly
Release Date: 2001-03-18A Furious Kintaro casts off his salaryman persona and once again reforms his Hasshu League biker gang... their target, the head offices of Hokuto General Construction!