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Kintaro's taking them all on... the girls, the gangs, the
corporation... and still comes out a winner. As well as saving
his son's life, our super salaryman leads a challenge to the
corrupt faction in Yamato Corporation and finds an unlikely
ally in a powerful yakuza what has warmed to his moral and
physical strengths...
Volume
2 in
the Salaryman
Kintaro series
is more an exploration of the company politics of the firm
that Kintaro has joined, than it is a deeper examination of
our hero's past yakuza life. We
discover that while on the outside Yamato Construction may
seem like any other large corporation, there are a lot of
internal struggles that threaten to change who holds the reigns
of this company. It would seem that the President has secretly
persuaded the board to sack the Chairman so that the President
can run the company without any disruptions. However, the
Chairman is popular with the workers, and some of them have
their suspicions that the President is up to no good. But
can they save the Chairman's job?
Kintaro
Becomes Very Popular
sees the resistance against the crooked President and his
cronies grow, while Kintaro arrives home to an unexpected
but welcome surprise.
In
The Crucial Moment For Men big trouble arrives at Yamato
and it's aimed straight at Kintaro. Meanwhile, the President
makes his move to gain full control of the company.
Kintaro
Snaps sees Kintaro takes on two deadly yakuza trouble
makers while a tense boardroom battle decides the fate of
Yamato Construction.
In
Kintaro Doesn't Impress Me the Chairman's meeting with
a yakuza boss doesn't quite go as he expected, and Kintaro
celebrates his new promotion by dispensing some instant railside
justice.
As
I mentioned previously, Kintaro take a back seat in these
episodes. While he does get to kick some bad guys around a
bit, the storylines help to flesh out the characters and situations
in his universe - rather than having Kintaro throw his weight
around every episode. However, in
Kintaro Becomes Popular,
the writers tackle his inability to form meaningful relationships
with the opposite sex, due to the fact that he is still mourning
the death of his wife. It was also interesting to see that
not only did he loose the one woman that he was forming a
close bond with, but that he nearly looses his son in a train
accident.
Extras
include a seven minute interview with the director and a four
minute interview with the producer.
Another
worthy addition to this compelling series.
Darren
Rea
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