Diary of a Successful Salaryman
1957, Japanese. Directed by Masanori Kakei.
Optimistic student Hideyoshi struggles to land a job at Japan Motors, facing setbacks and rivalry but winning his way in through persistence—and a mix of charm, luck, and chaos in both work and love.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Masanori KakeiDirector
- Keiju KobayashiKinoshita Hideyoshi
- Akira TakaradaMaeda Keiichirō
- Reiko DanYamanaka Eiko
- Daisuke KatōSōda Hajime
- Yasuko NakadaGeisha Kosuzu
- Kyōko AnzaiSōda Etsuko
- Yumi ShirakawaNishikawa Chieko
- Ikio SawamuraYamanaka Tamesuke
- Chieko NaniwaMatsumura Sei
- Kō MihashiFactory Manager
- Hyo KitazawaMatsubara
- Norihei MikiKuroda
Details
- Released
- 19 June 1957
- Original title
- サラリーマン出世太閤記
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ryōzō Kasahara
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Diary of a Successful Salaryman runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Which OTT platform is Diary of a Successful Salaryman on?
Diary of a Successful Salaryman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 June 1957. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Diary of a Successful Salaryman?
Diary of a Successful Salaryman (1957) was directed by Masanori Kakei and stars Keiju Kobayashi, Akira Takarada, Reiko Dan.