We Are Salarymen (1963)

7.0/10 90 min Drama

Overview

Eiichiro, a talented young salesman, grows disillusioned with office politics and returns to his family’s traditional tofu business, applying skill and rational planning to modernize it. Alongside his siblings, he transforms the shop into a thriving company, while his sister Atsuko overcomes social obstacles to marry.

Cast

Keiju Kobayashi

Head of Sales, Seihō Electric

Yōko Tsukasa

Eiichiro’s Wife

Jun Funato

Koichi Motohashi (Executive’s Son, Atsuko’s Lover)

Yōsuke Natsuki

Hiroji Komuro (Eiichiro’s Younger Brother)

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Seizo Komuro (Eiichiro’s Father)

Mayumi Ozora

Atsuko Komuro (Eiichiro’s Sister)

Daisuke Katō

Executive Motohashi

Kumi Mizuno

Sanae Komuro (Hiroji’s Wife)

Chieko Naniwa

Oshige

Kumeko Urabe

Shizuko Komuro (Eiichiro’s Mother)

Jun Hamamura

Section Chief Ishikawa

Kei Iinuma

Assistant Section Chief Ueda

Takao Zushi

Shozo Komuro (Eiichiro’s Younger Brother)

Narumi Kayashima

Masako Komuro (Eiichiro’s Sister)

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