The Laughing Salesman
The Laughing Salesman
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The Laughing Salesman

8.0 / 10
1989
3 seasons
103 episodes
Animation

Based on the horror manga created by duo Fujiko Fujio, The Laughing Salesman tells the story of a salesman named Moguro Fukuzo, whose job is to help people fill gaps in their soul. However, in reality, he ruins people's lives if his clients backstab him or never ask him for help.

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  • Ep 1

    1.A Face You Can Depend On

    17-10-198910m

    A handsome man crumbles under the pressure of the expectations of those around him and eventually seeks comfort in the bosom of a Buddha-like woman.

  • Ep 2

    2.Easy Driver

    24-10-198910m

    A salaryman takes driving lessons but is a terrible driver. Moguro gives him private lessons, letting him drive however he likes and enjoys the joke when the man causes a huge amou...

  • Ep 3

    3.The Friend Salesman

    31-10-198910m

    Moguro sets up an unpopular and lonely salaryman with a lady by correspondence. When they meet in a park at night frequented by perverts, she turns out to be a mannequin whom Mogur...

  • Ep 4

    4.The Man in Disguise

    07-11-198910m

    A married salaryman with a wife and child has a mundane life and wishes for some adventure. Moguro encourages him to wear a disguise and have nights out on the town, but then gives...

  • Ep 5

    5.The View from the 47th Floor

    21-11-198910m

    Moguro encourages a student to observe life from the top of a building and he falls in love with a woman he sees in an apartment building. Moguro sets up a meeting between them, bu...

  • Ep 6

    6.In Valor There is Waste

    28-11-198910m

    A cowardly illustrator dreams of being a hero so Moguro encourages him to be brave. The young cartoonist eventually summons enough courage to stop a robber, but is stabbed in his r...

  • Ep 7

    7.Sloth

    05-12-198910m

    A slothful salesman 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 breakdo...

  • Ep 8

    8.The Separator

    12-12-198910m

    A young celebrity does not want to marry his girlfriend, so Moguro says he will convince her to stay away, but he must never see her again. However the celebrity misses her and see...

  • Ep 9

    9.Woman on the Platform

    19-12-198910m

    A dull young banker 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 he does not love her only for...

  • Ep 10

    10.The Sure Winner

    26-12-198910m

    A student bets away his allowance at the horse races. After helping him win once, Moguro offers to help him one more time, as long as he never bets again. Later, after bragging abo...

  • Ep 11

    11.Closet Man

    09-01-199010m

    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. Hikage is...

  • Ep 12

    12.Daydream

    16-01-199010m

    Company man Nakajima Kenichi always eats last night's leftovers for lunch. Moguro treats him to and exotic lunch at the Daydream Club in the basement. Nakajima enjoys it so much he...

  • Ep 13

    13.Golf 101

    30-01-199010m

    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 s...

  • Ep 14

    14.The Woman Who Wants to Marry

    06-02-199010m

    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...

  • Ep 15

    15.Cutting

    13-02-199010m

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

  • Ep 16

    16.Mr. Pervert

    20-02-199010m

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

  • Ep 17

    17.Part-Time Confidential

    27-02-199010m

    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 mo...

  • Ep 18

    18.After The Dream

    06-03-199010m

    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...

  • Ep 19

    19.The Guardsman

    13-03-199010m

    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, but Ishino relapses and Moguro...

  • Ep 20

    20.Her First Love

    20-03-199010m

    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 the...

  • Ep 21

    21.The Path to Karate

    10-04-199010m

    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 finds it difficult but...

  • Ep 22

    22.The Man-Hater

    17-04-199010m

    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...

  • Ep 23

    23.House Lights

    24-04-199010m

    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, h...

  • Ep 24

    24.The Man in the Back Seat

    01-05-199010m

    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. Ho...

  • Ep 25

    25.Lady Killer Warning

    08-05-199010m

    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. Musai...

  • Ep 26

    26.Belly of the Tanuki

    15-05-199010m

    The handsome actor, Debara Nayami, must lose his pot belly to appear in a play beside a beautiful co-star. Moguro gives Debara a tanuki ornament to pray to if he feels tempted by s...

  • Ep 27

    27.The Executive and the Window

    22-05-199010m

    Overworked company executive, Higama Hoshiya, is envious of Madobe, a company man in the adjacent building who has no work to do because he is approaching retirement. Moguro arrang...

  • Ep 28

    28.The May Blues

    29-05-199010m

    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 that he practice knittin...

  • Ep 29

    29.Message Dialing

    05-06-199010m

    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 lo...

  • Ep 30

    30.The Single Life

    12-06-199010m

    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 livi...

  • Ep 31

    31.Early Stopover

    19-06-199010m

    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 het. H...

  • Ep 32

    32.Kissing Fortune

    26-06-199010m

    Osaki Makkura is a college preparatory student who wants to enter Tokyo University. Moguro takes him to a kissing fortune teller who predicts he will be successful if he studies ha...

  • Ep 33

    33.Refusal of Service

    03-07-199010m

    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 lo...

  • Ep 34

    34.Bullpen Ace

    10-07-199010m

    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 un...

  • Ep 35

    35.Wife Photo

    24-07-199010m

    Photo lab worker Kako Shinobu shows around a photo of his attractive young wife and son, but the photo is quite old and his home life is unhappy. Moguro lures him back to his old a...

  • Ep 36

    36.Collector

    31-07-199010m

    Company man Kichide Maniya is an addicted stamp collector and Moguro offers him an extremely rare Hawaiian 2 cents stamp in exchange for his entire collection. Kichide is happy to...

  • Ep 37

    37.Queen of the Night

    07-08-199010m

    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. She...

  • Ep 38

    38.Pet-in-a-Can

    14-08-199010m

    Young animator Koh Arao has a pet myna bird in his apartment against the building's rules. Tachiki from next door notifies the landlord and the bird is allowed to escape. As compen...

  • Ep 39

    39.Owl Eyes

    21-08-199010m

    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 financia...

  • Ep 40

    40.Youthful Pride

    28-08-199010m

    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 u...

  • Ep 41

    41.Gourmand in Waiting

    04-09-199010m

    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 a high-class restaurant, then offers...

  • Ep 42

    42.Karaoke Addict

    11-09-199010m

    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...

  • Ep 43

    43.Relocated Husband

    18-09-199010m

    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...

  • Ep 44

    44.Moonlit Orchid

    25-09-199010m

    Company man Hanahata Komatta always delays returning home because his unhappy home life. Moguro gives him a potted orchid to care for. However his wife becomes jealous and cuts off...

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