The Tenth Game of New Salarymen (1961)
A young salesman wins over a rival ink company while falling for the president’s daughter. Drawn into kendo rivalries and pressured to lose, he chooses integrity—earning both success and love.
Director:
Eiji Iwashiro
Writer:
Tokuhei Wakao
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Jun Funato as Mikio Hirate |
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Kenji Sahara as Shingo Kondo |
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Keiko Yanagawa as Junko Sugai |
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Hiroshi Tachikawa as Takeo Hirate |
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Yoshio Tsuchiya as Hiroshi Tsurumaki |
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Machiko Kitagawa as Mitsue Hirate |
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Ureo Egawa as President Ichida |
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Kumi Mizuno as Chikako (Ichida’s daughter) |
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Teruko Mita as Katsuko Tsurumaki |
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Ichiro Namiki as President Kataoka |
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Kingorō Yanagiya as Executive Director Ogasawara |
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Yoyo Miyata as Section Chief Ikegami |
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Toshihiko Furuta as Section Chief Takeuchi |
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Takuzō Kumagai as Purchasing Clerk (Factory) |
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Jun'ichirō Mukai as Section Chief (Toa Ink, General Affairs) |
| Directing | Eiji Iwashiro | Director |
| Writing | Tokuhei Wakao | Screenplay |
| Sound | Seiichi Mawatari | Music |
| Camera | Tadashi Iimura | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Kakuzo Nishikawa | Gaffer |
| Art | Iwao Akune | Art Direction |
| Sound | Shoichi Fujinawa | Sound |
| Sound | Hisashi Shimonaga | Sound |
| Production | Eizaburo Adachi | Producer |
| Editing | Ume Takeda | Editor |