0. Prologue ⭐ 6.4

10 Oct, 1989 · 7 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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1. A Face You Can Depend On ⭐ 7.1

17 Oct, 1989 · 9 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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2. Easy Driver ⭐ 6.8

24 Oct, 1989 · 9 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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3. The Friend Salesman ⭐ 6.4

31 Oct, 1989 · 9 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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4. The Man in Disguise ⭐ 6.1

07 Nov, 1989 · 9 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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5. The View from the 47th Floor ⭐ 6.1

21 Nov, 1989 · 9 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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6. In Valor There is Waste ⭐ 5.8

28 Nov, 1989 · 6 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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7. Sloth ⭐ 6.2

05 Dec, 1989 · 8 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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8. The Separator ⭐ 6.7

12 Dec, 1989 · 7 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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9. Woman on the Platform ⭐ 6.6

19 Dec, 1989 · 9 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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10. The Sure Winner ⭐ 6.5

26 Dec, 1989 · 6 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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11. Closet Man ⭐ 6.4

09 Jan, 1990 · 9 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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12. Daydream ⭐ 6.4

16 Jan, 1990 · 8 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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13. Golf 101 ⭐ 7.2

30 Jan, 1990 · 6 votes

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.

Director: Shin'ichi Watanabe, Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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14. The Woman Who Wants to Marry ⭐ 7

06 Feb, 1990 · 7 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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15. Cutting ⭐ 7.1

13 Feb, 1990 · 7 votes

Trainee hairdresser Demuno Fouta is too scared to hold a razor, so Moguro gives him a box of medicated cigarettes to increase his confidence.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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16. Mr. Pervert ⭐ 6.4

20 Feb, 1990 · 8 votes

A grumpy old man is encouraged by Moguro to become a pervert.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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17. Part-Time Confidential ⭐ 6.4

27 Feb, 1990 · 7 votes

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.

Director: Shin'ichi Watanabe, Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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18. After the Dream ⭐ 6.9

06 Mar, 1990 · 7 votes

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

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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19. The Guardsman ⭐ 6.6

13 Mar, 1990 · 7 votes

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.

Director: Shin'ichi Watanabe, Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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20. Her First Love ⭐ 6.7

20 Mar, 1990 · 7 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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21. The Path to Karate ⭐ 6.4

10 Apr, 1990 · 7 votes

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.

Director: Shin'ichi Watanabe, Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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22. The Man-Hater ⭐ 7.6

27 Apr, 1990 · 7 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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23. House Lights ⭐ 7.8

24 Apr, 1990 · 5 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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24. The Man in the Backseat ⭐ 7.2

01 May, 1990 · 5 votes

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.

Director: Shin'ichi Watanabe, Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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25. Lady Killer Warning ⭐ 7.8

08 May, 1990 · 5 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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26. Belly of the Tanuki ⭐ 7.2

29 May, 1990 · 5 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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27. The Executive and the Window

22 May, 1990

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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28. The May Blues

29 May, 1990

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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29. Message Dialing

05 Jun, 1990

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.

Director: Shin'ichi Watanabe, Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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30. The Single Life

12 Jun, 1990

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.

Director: Shin'ichi Watanabe, Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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31. Early Stopover

19 Jun, 1990

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.

Director: Shin'ichi Watanabe, Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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32. Kissing Fortune ⭐ 7.2

26 Jun, 1990 · 5 votes

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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33. Refusal of Service

03 Jul, 1990

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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34. Bullpen Ace

10 Jul, 1990

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.

Director: Shin'ichi Watanabe, Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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35. Wife Photo

24 Jul, 1990

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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36. Collector

31 Jul, 1990

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.

Director: Shin'ichi Watanabe, Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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37. Queen of the Night

07 Aug, 1990

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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38. Pet-in-a-Can

14 Aug, 1990

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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39. Owl Eye

21 Aug, 1990

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.

Director: Shin'ichi Watanabe, Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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40. Youthful Pride

28 Aug, 1990

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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41. Gourmand in Waiting

04 Sep, 1990

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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42. Karaoke Addict

11 Sep, 1990

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.

Director: Shin'ichi Watanabe, Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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43. Relocated Huband

18 Sep, 1990

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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44. Moonlit Orchid

25 Sep, 1990

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.

Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani, Kunitoshi Shroishi

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