• 1989
  • 10m
The Laughing Salesman

Summary Mysterious Salesman, Moguro Fukuzou, volunteers his services to people of Japan whom he deems to have Empty Souls. View more details

  • 1989
  • 10m

The Laughing Salesman

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Seizô Katô Kappei Yamaguchi Tôru Ôhira Tamio Ôki

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7.2

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Genres : Comedy Horror Drama Animation

Release date : Oct 9, 1989

Production companies : Shinei Doga (Shin'ei Dôga) Co. Ltd.

Summary Mysterious Salesman, Moguro Fukuzou, volunteers his services to people of Japan whom he deems to have Empty Souls. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Horror Drama Animation

Release date : Oct 9, 1989

Production companies : Shinei Doga (Shin'ei Dôga) Co. Ltd.

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Episodes

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Oct 09, 1989
Prologue
An unhappy company man is lamenting in a bar when a strange salesman introduces himself. The Salesman offers an opportunity for the man to abandon his current lifestyle and enter another world by using a key to pass through a special door.
Episode 1 • Oct 16, 1989
A Face You Can Depend On
Tanomo Yuusuke is a handsome company manager who crumbles under the pressure of the expectations of those around him and seeks comfort in the bosom of a Buddha-like woman.
Episode 2 • Oct 23, 1989
Easy Driver
Company man, Uranari Heiichi, takes driving lessons, but he is a terrible driver. Moguro gives Uranari private lessons, letting him drive however Moguro likes and enjoys the joke when Uranari causes a huge amount of damage.
Episode 3 • Oct 30, 1989
The Friend Salesman
Moguro sets up Aoi Tatsuo, an unpopular and lonely office worker, with a lady by correspondence on the condition he not meet with her in person.
Episode 4 • Nov 06, 1989
The Man in Disguise
Isobe Kinichi is a company man who has a mundane life with a wife and child, but wishes for some adventure. Moguro encourages him to wear a disguise and have nights out on the town.
Episode 5 • Nov 20, 1989
The View from the 47th Floor
Moguro encourages student, Uki Mamoru, to observe life from the top of a building and he falls in love with a woman he sees in an apartment building.
Episode 6 • Nov 27, 1989
In Valor There is Waste
A cowardly illustrator, Kumai Isamu, dreams of being a hero so Moguro encourages him to be brave. The young cartoonist eventually summons enough courage to stop a robber.
Episode 7 • Dec 04, 1989
Sloth
A slothful salesman, Saho Tamio, is very unsuccessful so Moguro offers to help. Moguro sells many properties on his behalf, however he keeps the deposits, causing the salesman to have a breakdown and really behave like a sloth.
Episode 8 • Dec 11, 1989
The Separator
A young celebrity, Bouda Shinichi, does not want to marry his girlfriend Senko, so Moguro says he will convince her to stay away, but he must never see her again.
Episode 9 • Dec 18, 1989
Woman on the Platform
A dull young bank employee, Naoki Junichi, falls in love with a woman wearing a medical face mask he sees every day on the train. Moguro arranges a meeting, but demands that Naoki does not love her only for her looks.
Episode 10 • Dec 25, 1989
The Sure Winner
Student Nakayama Buichi bets away his allowance at the horse races. After helping Nakayama win once, Moguro offers to help him one more time, as long as he never bets again.
Episode 11 • Jan 08, 1990
Closet Man
Struggling manga writer Hikage Hisatoshi is having trouble creating and paying his rent. Moguro offers to move in to his apartment as long as Hikage stays in the closet.
Episode 12 • Jan 15, 1990
Daydream
Company man Nakajima Kenichi always eats last night's leftovers for lunch. Moguro treats him to an exotic lunch at the mysterious Daydream Club. Nakajima enjoys it so much he and a workmate spend all afternoon the next day drinking there.
Episode 13 • Jan 29, 1990
Golf 101
Unconfident company man Maido Chiyorou feels left out at work, so he tries to learn golf after hours. He improves after lessons from Moguro where he learns to imagine the ball as someone he hates.
Episode 14 • Feb 05, 1990
The Woman Who Wants to Marry
The ambitious woman office-worker, Tsumanari Taiko, is only interested in tall, educated, wealthy men to the exclusion of all others. Moguro sends her on an island trip for singles where she seems to meet a man who fits her criteria.
Episode 15 • Feb 12, 1990
Cutting
Trainee hairdresser Demuno Fouta is too scared to hold a razor, so Moguro gives him a box of medicated cigarettes to increase his confidence.
Episode 16 • Feb 19, 1990
Mr. Pervert
A grumpy old man is encouraged by Moguro to become a pervert.
Episode 17 • Feb 26, 1990
Part-Time Confidential
College student Tsutsui Shinichi is offered high-paying part-time jobs by Moguro and takes one offered by an old man to go out and have a good time on his behalf, as long as the money is not spent on something pointless.
Episode 18 • Mar 05, 1990
After the Dream
Urashima Taichi, a middle-aged company man, has a dream of to stay in a deluxe hotel at least once. Moguro convinces him to try it, and tricks him into going with a young woman who he thinks is his wife
Episode 19 • Mar 12, 1990
The Guardsman
Company man, Ishino Takashi, calculates how much he has lost playing mahjong and decided to quit. Moguro offers to protect him from ever playing again.
Episode 20 • Mar 19, 1990
Her First Love
Housewife Koino Yumemi regrets not marrying a potter in her youth and complains about her neglectful husband and disobedient daughter. Moguro reunites Koino with the potter and they run away to live together.
Episode 21 • Apr 09, 1990
The Path to Karate
Moguro saves the young company man, Karasumori Kiichi, from being beaten by thugs and convinces him to learn karate every day with a tough master. Karasumori hangs on for a few lessons until he has to use his skills outside of practice.
Episode 22 • Apr 26, 1990
The Man-Hater
A career woman, Kariya Asako, is harassed by her boss and Moguro arranges for him to be fired for sexual harassment on a train. In return the Kariya must focus on her work and not become involved with a man, but she does.
Episode 23 • Apr 23, 1990
House Lights
Middle-aged company man, Kaeri Takunai, has an unhappy home life, so spends his evenings aimlessly killing time. Moguro offers him an apartment as long as invites no women there.
Episode 24 • Apr 30, 1990
The Man in the Backseat
Moguro convinces a company driver, Ohkuri Yukumi, to give him stock tips so that he can buy shares and split the profits on the condition that the driver must not trade himself.
Episode 25 • May 07, 1990
Lady Killer Warning
Office worker Musai Toshio leads a dull life and women ignore him, so Moguro gives him a makeover but Moguro makes him promise to be prudent in his relationships with women.
Episode 26 • May 28, 1990
Belly of the Tanuki
Actor, Debara Nayami, must lose his pot belly to appear in a play beside a hot co-star. Moguro gives Debara a tanuki ornament to pray to if he feels tempted. The technique works and Debara becomes trim again while the tanuki becomes fat.
Episode 27 • May 21, 1990
The Executive and the Window
Workaholic executive, Higama Hoshiya, is envious of Madobe, an office man in another building who can sleep at his desk because he is almost retired. Maruro arranges for them to switch places, but warns Higama that he must not do any work.
Episode 28 • May 28, 1990
The May Blues
Katsuta Rui, a young company man who still lives with his mother, has lost interest in his job because of his demanding boss named Oniyama. Moguro suggests he practice knitting during lunch breaks and discovers that Oniyama also knits.
Episode 29 • Jun 04, 1990
Message Dialing
Young company employee Ikuji Naiya is extremely shy and lonely, and spends his spare time and money using a phone message service. Moguro gives him the message phone number of a lonely young woman and they happily exchange messages.
Episode 30 • Jun 11, 1990
The Single Life
Otokoya Moume is a divorced company worker who lives alone and his apartment is a mess. Moguro offers him a free housekeeper, Shigeko, who has a young daughter, but he prefers living alone and sacks her.
Episode 31 • Jun 18, 1990
Early Stopover
Married company man Hande Oshita is enticed by a woman sitting above a bar he sees from the train each evening. One night, Moguro convinces Hande to leave the train and meet her.
Episode 32 • Jun 25, 1990
Kissing Fortune
Osaki Makkura is a college preparatory student who wants to enter university. Moguro takes him to a kissing fortune teller who predicts he will be successful if he studies, however he is not allowed to kiss anyone else before the exams.
Episode 33 • Jul 02, 1990
Refusal of Service
Taxi driver Ooi Takushi does poorly because he seems to only pick up short fares and he is too meek to refuse the client. Moguro gives Ooi a paper tiger which he says will bring long fares, but he must never refuse to pick up a passenger.
Episode 34 • Jul 09, 1990
Bullpen Ace
Baseball pitcher Nomino plays well at practice in the bullpen but plays badly in the real games. Moguro gives Nomino a cap to wear but he must also abstain from drinking alcohol until he is pitching in the major league.
Episode 35 • Jul 23, 1990
Wife Photo
Photo lab worker Kako Shinobu shows around a photo of his attractive wife and son, but the photo is old and his home life is unhappy. Moguro lures him back to his old apartment where he meets his wife and son as they were 15 years ago.
Episode 36 • Jul 30, 1990
Collector
Company man Kichide Maniya is an addicted stamp collector. Moguro offers him a coveted rare stamp in exchange for his entire collection. Kichide is happy to sell his stamps to kick his addiction, but Moguro says he must not sell his stamp.
Episode 37 • Aug 06, 1990
Queen of the Night
Freeter Ubuna Yatsuda has a crush on Megumi, a girl working in a flower shop, but he is too shy to speak to her. Moguro offers Ubuna a Queen of the Night flower to woo Megumi.
Episode 38 • Aug 13, 1990
Pet-in-a-Can
Koh Arao has a pet bird in his apartment against the building's rules. Tachiki from next door notifies the landlord. To replace it, Moguro gives Arao a tree in a can and promises that if Arao talks to it, it will bring him happiness.
Episode 39 • Aug 20, 1990
Owl Eye
Mimizu Kunio is a photographer obsessed with owls, but Moguro suggests that he photograph "night owls" in the city to support his family and fund his hobby. Mimizu becomes financially successful, but is still obsessed with owls.
Episode 40 • Aug 27, 1990
Youthful Pride
The youthful looking and married company manager Wakasa Manjirou is concerned that he is beginning to look his age. Moguro give him a Rudolph Valentino doll and tells him to wish upon it for youth, and it appears to work.
Episode 41 • Sep 03, 1990
Gourmand in Waiting
Struggling company man Kurume Hoshio is saving for his wedding, but he yearns to eat at three star restaurants. Moguro treats him to dinner at such an eatery, and gifts him a membership card but warns that it should be used conservatively.
Episode 42 • Sep 10, 1990
Karaoke Addict
Karao Keiichi company man dislikes karaoke nights, but Moguro gives him a karaoke set to practice at home and he becomes a convert. At an important business dinner, he embarrasses a client with his singing skills.
Episode 43 • Sep 17, 1990
Relocated Huband
Company man Tanami Kazuhito is relocated to a remote branch office but he misses his wife and home back in Tokyo. Moguro takes him to a friendly bar with the charming young hostess Tsuyu and he begins to frequent the establishment.
Episode 44 • Sep 24, 1990
Moonlit Orchid
Company man Hanahata Komatta delays leaving work because he is unhappy with his home life. Moguro gives him a potted orchid to care for. However his wife becomes jealous and cuts off the blossoming flowers and serves them in tempura.

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