The first film, titled Salaryman Kintaro Akatsuki-hen (Salaryman Kintaro Dawn), will open on January 10, while the second film, titled Salaryman Kintaro Sakigake-hen (Salaryman Kintaro Vanguard), will open on February 7.
Motomiya’s latest work on the manga is titled Salaryman Kintaro Gojūsai (Salaryman Kintaro 50 Years Old), which ran in Weekly Young Jump from 2015 to 2016.
Hiroshi Motomiya’s manga classic Salaryman Kintaro is inspiring two new live-action films.
Nobuyuki Suzuki (Wolf Girl and Black Prince, Tokyo Ghoul, Tokyo Revengers) plays the titular Kintaro Yajima in the films.