Salaryman Kintaro

1. S01E01Fight 1January 10, 1999—Kintaro comes to town with his son Ryuta to begin working at a construction company. They move in with Kayo, who's rumored to be the CEO's m
2. S01E02Fight 2January 17, 1999—Depressed by his seemingly imminent ouster initiated by Oshima, Ryunosuke calls his friends and loved ones together for a party at a hotel.
3. S01E03Fight 3January 24, 1999—It's nearly time for the Board of Directors' meeting, but Maeda hasn't been able to find the computer password that will unlock Oshima's nef
4. S01E04Fight 4January 31, 1999—Kintaro is assigned to the Sales Department. Section Chief Tanaka takes him around to meet all their important clients. One day, CEO Ryunosu
5. S01E05Fight 5February 7, 1999—Ryunosuke orders Kintaro to supervise at a construction site. The work there has fallen 2 months behind schedule. The foreman refuses to res
6. S01E06Fight 6February 14, 1999—Kintaro has his hands full working on plans for an apparel firm's new building. Meanwhile, Maeda is depressed because his work isn't going w
7. S01E07Fight 7February 21, 1999—Kintaro's plans for a multi-level pachinko parlor-shopping center is a hit with his superiors. However, when he takes them to Amagasaki, pre
8. S01E08Fight 8February 28, 1999—Kintaro is called in by the head of a yakuza organization and warned to give up his plans for off-track betting. When Kintaro refuses to bud
9. S01E09Fight 9March 7, 1999—When Kintaro and Tanaka make a sales call on a client planning a new construction project, they're told that their bid is not welcome. It se
10. S01E10Fight 10March 14, 1999—Kintaro gets wind of Takashi and Oshima's plot to take over Yamato Construction, but they can find no proof. One day, Kintaro is attacked by
11. S01E11Final FightMarch 21, 1999—CEO Yamato needs Kayo's help desperately, but she's been kidnapped by Shuhei, who's in cahoots with Takashi. Kintaro is finally able to resc

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Fight 1April 9, 2000—Kintaro's son Ryuta is now in the first grade, and Kintaro has received a promotion. When CEO Yamato orders him to train the new hires, Kint
2. S02E02Fight 2April 16, 2000—Kintaro and the others now work for a little venture capital firm, Yamato, Inc. A Chinese man whom he had once saved from thugs approaches K
3. S02E03Fight 3April 23, 2000—Kintaro tries his best to help Lin out in his bid to build a chain of restaurants, but the Chinese mafia hampers him. Kintaro's co-workers t
4. S02E04Fight 4April 30, 2000—A wealthy landowner requests plans to be drawn up for a five-billion-yen job. It sounds like a great job, but he gives them only three days
5. S02E05Fight 5May 7, 2000—Kintaro has two huge jobs in progress. When it comes time to decide on whom to contract to do the construction, his boss suggests going with
6. S02E06Fight 6May 14, 2000—Sparks fly when Kintaro and Yamato Inc. come up against Heisei Construction over a multimillion-dollar redevelopment project. The outcome of
7. S02E07Fight 7May 21, 2000—As the mayoral race heats up, a band of motorcycle thugs posing as Kintaro and his friends shows up on street corners causing chaos, and bla
8. S02E08Fight 8May 28, 2000—After a hard-fought election campaign, the candidate backed by Yamato Inc. loses. The loss can only be attributed to the dirty tricks used b
9. S02E09Fight 9June 4, 2000—Kayo suffers a stroke and must soon undergo intensive physical therapy. Meanwhile, Yamato offers to contract Heisei Construction to work on
10. S02E10Fight 10June 11, 2000—When the love triangle between Kintaro, Yoko and Masumi becomes uncomfortable, he tells them that there is another to whom he's promised his
11. S02E11Fight 11June 18, 2000—When the Construction Bureau orders Yamato, Inc. to stop the redevelopment project, Yoko and her colleagues look for proof of conspiracy bet
12. S02E12Final FightJuly 2, 2000—Takatsukasa is missing, and Kintaro has a hunch that he is in grave danger. The key to his disappearance may be hidden in a highly protected

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Fight 1January 6, 2002—Kintaro, Ryuta and Masumi visit Kintaro's mother's grave. There, they run into Kintaro's father, who had vanished years ago after being rele
2. S03E02Fight 2January 13, 2002—Kintaro finds out that Tonichi Construction had cut corners in the construction of a hotel built before the merger with Yamato. Now, Yamato
3. S03E03Fight 3January 20, 2002—The decision is made for Yamato to make the necessary corrections to the hotel structure. Kintaro works on the site as a laborer. Yamato sto
4. S03E04Fight 4January 27, 2002—Maruyama has left a note strongly recommending Yajima Kintaro be promoted to president of Yamato! Meanwhile, Masumi discovers that Kintaro h
5. S03E05Fight 5February 3, 2002—Ryunosuke informs Kintaro that the late president, Maruyama, had recommended him for the next president and he awaits Kintaro's decision. Fi
6. S03E06Fight 6February 10, 2002—Masumi leaves home again, and this time, she asks Fuyumi to look after Kintaro! Kintaro is perplexed, but Ryuta loves his new friend. One da
7. S03E07Fight 7February 17, 2002—Masumi returns home and their peaceful family life returns. Meanwhile, Osuga begins his attack on the credibility of Yamato after a man clai
8. S03E08Fight 8February 24, 2002—After Yamato makes an announcement that it is cutting all ties with yakuza and politicians, its site office is attacked. Yamato is now compl
9. S03E09Fight 9March 3, 2002—Yamato's shareholders' meeting will be held soon. While checking out the site, Kintaro gets shot at by someone. Meanwhile, Takatsukasa notic
10. S03E10Fight 10March 10, 2002—In the ambulance, after being shot, CEO Yamato insists on being taken to the stockholders' meeting. At a press conference prior to the meeti
11. S03E11Final FightMarch 17, 2002—Kintaro falls into a great depression after the death of his friend and mentor, Ryunosuke Yamato. Meanwhile, his life is being threatened by

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Fight 1January 15, 2004—
2. S04E02Fight 2January 22, 2004—
3. S04E03Fight 3January 29, 2004—
4. S04E04Fight 4February 5, 2004—
5. S04E05Fight 5February 12, 2004—
6. S04E06Fight 6February 19, 2004—
7. S04E07Fight 7February 26, 2004—
8. S04E08Fight 8March 4, 2004—
9. S04E09Fight 9March 11, 2004—
10. S04E10Final FightMarch 18, 2004—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed