We Are Salarymen (1963)
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.
Director:
Seiji Maruyama
Writer:
Kihan Nagase
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Keiju Kobayashi as Head of Sales, Seihō Electric |
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Yōko Tsukasa as Eiichiro’s Wife |
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Jun Funato as Koichi Motohashi (Executive’s Son, Atsuko’s Lover) |
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Yōsuke Natsuki as Hiroji Komuro (Eiichiro’s Younger Brother) |
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Ganjirō Nakamura II as Seizo Komuro (Eiichiro’s Father) |
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Mayumi Ozora as Atsuko Komuro (Eiichiro’s Sister) |
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Daisuke Katō as Executive Motohashi |
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Kumi Mizuno as Sanae Komuro (Hiroji’s Wife) |
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Chieko Naniwa as Oshige |
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Kumeko Urabe as Shizuko Komuro (Eiichiro’s Mother) |
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Jun Hamamura as Section Chief Ishikawa |
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Kei Iinuma as Assistant Section Chief Ueda |
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Takao Zushi as Shozo Komuro (Eiichiro’s Younger Brother) |
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Narumi Kayashima as Masako Komuro (Eiichiro’s Sister) |
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月乃江まどか as |
| Directing | Seiji Maruyama | Director |
| Writing | Kihan Nagase | Screenplay |
| Camera | Masao Tamai | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Yasuo Konishi | Gaffer |
| Art | 近藤司 | Art Direction |
| Sound | Kôichi Nakagawa | Sound |
| Editing | Shûichi Anbara | Editor |
| Production | Eizaburo Adachi | Producer |
| Production | Tadahiro Teramoto | Producer |
| Sound | Hikaru Hayashi | Original Music Composer |