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Cast
Keiju Kobayashi
as Head of Sales, Seihō Electric
Yōko Tsukasa
as Eiichiro’s Wife
Jun Funato
as Koichi Motohashi (Executive’s Son, Atsuko’s Lover)
Yōsuke Natsuki
as Hiroji Komuro (Eiichiro’s Younger Brother)
Ganjirō Nakamura II
as Seizo Komuro (Eiichiro’s Father)
Mayumi Ozora
as Atsuko Komuro (Eiichiro’s Sister)
Daisuke Katō
as Executive Motohashi
Kumi Mizuno
as Sanae Komuro (Hiroji’s Wife)
Chieko Naniwa
as Oshige
Kumeko Urabe
as Shizuko Komuro (Eiichiro’s Mother)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1963
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorSeiji Maruyama
WritersKihan Nagase
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsWe Are Salarymen
About We Are Salarymen
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.
Directed by Seiji Maruyama, We Are Salarymen leans on a strong ensemble — Keiju Kobayashi, Yōko Tsukasa, Jun Funato — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1963.
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