Comedy ·Drama · Japan · 1957 · 1h 27m

Diary of a Successful Salaryman

サラリーマン出世太閤記

Director

Cast

Keiju Kobayashi as Kinoshita Hideyoshi Akira Takarada as Maeda Keiichirō Reiko Dan as Yamanaka Eiko Daisuke Katō as Sōda Hajime Yasuko Nakada as Geisha Kosuzu Kyōko Anzai as Sōda Etsuko

Crew

Takeshi Suzuki — Director of Photography Ryōzō Kasahara — Screenplay Eizaburo Adachi — Producer

Synopsis

Optimistic student Hideyoshi struggles to land a job at Japan Motors, facing setbacks and rivalry but winning his way in through persistence—and a mix of charm, luck, and chaos in both work and love.

Key Collaborators

Masanori Kakei Director Takeshi Suzuki Director of Photography Ryōzō Kasahara Screenplay Eizaburo Adachi Producer

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