Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues

Synopsis

Teiai Group is one of Japan's largest firms. Yukio Tonegawa, a man with a larger-than-life presence and sharp intellect, works as the right-hand man of Chairman Kazutaka Hyodo. One day, the chairman commands Tonegawa to spearhead "Game of Death," an evil project that employs debtors. He rallies his direct reports and scrambles to form Team Tonegawa, only to encounter a barrage of challenges from the erratic chairman and his disloyal employees, ultimately leading to his demotion. Team Tonegawa is bombarded with an onslaught of wide-ranging problems! "Mr. Tonegawa - Middle Management Blues -" is a spinoff of "Kaiji," the hit manga series that boasts a total circulation of over 20 million printed copies. (Source: Nippon TV) Note: Episode 14-15, parts of 18, and parts of 20-23 of this entry adapts the Kaiji spin-off manga Ichinichi Gaishutsuroku Hanchou.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Yukio TonegawaMain

Toshiyuki MorikawaJP

Tarou OotsukiMain

ChooJP

NagataSupporting

Chiharu SawashiroJP

NakataSupporting

Daiki HamanoJP

Takuya NumakawaSupporting

Takuya SatouJP

Kazutaka HyoudouSupporting

Masane TsukayamaJP

GondaSupporting

Rikiya KoyamaJP

Junichi HagioSupporting

Kengo KawanishiJP

Yuuji EndouSupporting

Kenjirou TsudaJP

Masayasu HondaSupporting

Akio OotsukaJP

Toshimasa KawasakiSupporting

Koutarou NishiyamaJP

NarratorSupporting

Staff

Shinichi WatanabeStoryboard (eps 2, 11-13, 19, 23)

Nobuyuki FukumotoOriginal Creator

Yoshiaki KawajiriStoryboard (eps 3, 6, 20)

Kouji SawaiAssistant Director (eps 4, 10, 18, 22)

Kouji SawaiStoryboard (eps 10, 18, 22)

Yuuzou SatouStoryboard (eps 4, 7, 14, 24)

Yuuzou SatouAssistant Director (eps 2, 7, 12, 15, 20, 24)

Keiichirou KawaguchiDirector

Relations

ParentKaiji - Ultimate SurvivorParentKaiji - Against All Rules

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