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.
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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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.
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 amount of damage.
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 Moguro causes to scream f…
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 him a new life, in …
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, but also tells her hus…
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 right arm, preventing…
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 breakdown and really behave…
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 sees her again so Mogur…
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 her looks. The bank…
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 about his win, the stud…
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 so happy in the clos…
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 and a workmate spen…
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. Lat…
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 meets and…
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, but is distraught when…
A grumpy old man is encouraged by Moguro to become a pervert.
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 …
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 wif…
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 finds him playing m…
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 t…
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 perseveres for a fe…
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…
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, however he lets a fem…
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. However Ohkuri gets a …
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 finally dates a woma…
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 sweets. The technique…
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 arranges for them to excha…
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 knitting during lunch break…
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…
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 h…
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. He enters the bar but…
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 hard, however he is no…
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 mus…
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 i…
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 apartment where he me…
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 hand over his collec…
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 accepts, and As Ubun…
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 compensation, Moguro gives…
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 …
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, an…
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 him a membership car…
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 the client by his go…
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…
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 the blossoming flow…
Scriptwriter, Nashiya Sutami, is addicted to energy drinks and Moguro offers him Kefir instead, but he must care for the culture and keep it alive. Sutami's health improves, but he develops a writer's…
Kazuo Uwame is a middle-aged company man who is always apologizing for his behavior. Moguro takes him to the top of a skyscraper to live for a week so he can look down on everyone else instead of alwa…
Company man Kyouichi Shiratama is obsessed by golf, but he is a terrible player. Moguro offers to make him a super golfer, and gives him a magic golf club, but he must not let anyone else use it. Howe…
Company President, Izumo Wakashi is 73 year old and feels his age, but he looks much younger. Moguro gives him special dumbbells for training which he must use with a special incantation to recover hi…
Printer Anraku Kazuhisa often works late and sleeps on uncomfortable office chairs at work. Moguro offers him a large comfortable bed above the Demon's Nest Bar and he takes the bed home for his famil…
Mayoi Oushi, a 25 year-old company man has difficulty making decisions and exasperates his co-workers. Moguro gives him a "decision stick" with an arrow head to help him make decisions, but he must al…
Company man Kibara Shisao decides to take a side trip on his way home from a business trip, and Moguro takes him to a Mystery Onsen. They spend the night drinking with geishas, but to Kibara they look…
Company man Heiichi Uranari (from episode 2) feels more comfortable living in his old car than staying at home, but the car breaks down so Moguro takes him to a capsule hotel. Uranari sleeps badly bec…
Ban Moriyasu is a struggling artist and Moguro takes him to the wealthy Mr Narugane who commissions him to paint a van Gogh replica for his office. Narugane then sponsors Moriyasu to paint, but Moguro…
Company man Deri Keita is extremely fussy and always brings his tea and food from home. He is asked out for a business dinner but he finds the food inedible and drinks too much. Moguro offers Deri a d…
Company man Yotte Sourou is meek and incompetent, but after drinking alcohol he becomes loud and obnoxious. Moguro shows Yotte video footage of his behavior and Yotte vows to give up alcohol. Moguro d…
Yuami Yoshio is a waterworks agent who enjoys bath houses and Moguro promises to take him to one of his favorite ones, the Edo style ukiyo Paradise bath house. Moguro gives Yuami a free entry pass, bu…
TV production staff member, Tsunei Kazuto, is invited to a function with the other crew members and must bring a girlfriend, but he doesn't have one. Tsunei asks Moguro to find him a partner for the n…
Ageing company man, Kaikou Sumitarou, longs for his younger days out at night before bars became dominated by noisy karaoke. Moguro takes him to the Taishō era Akaneko bar where he meets the beautiful…
Wagatsuma Tsuyoshi's wife Hanako always prepares lunch for him. Although her cooking is inedible, he does not have the courage to tell her and instead, he always eats sandwiches bought from a store. M…
Bon Fukumizu is a hotel banquet host, but has a lifeless and miserable married life himself, living with his wealthy wife and her mother. Moguro offers to help him with a divorce, and introduce him to…
Moguro offers to help Ikko Tateo find his dream home, but finding something suitable within his price range proves impossible. Eventually he finds the perfect home for Ikko's family, a free concept ho…
Moguro catches up with married travelling salesman Uwaki Shirou who, three years earlier, met and became infatuated with the attractive Ubuna Yoshiko. Moguro reminds Uwaki that he helped him woo Yoshi…
Moguro meets company worker Yanai Samushi who is unhappy at home with his wife and son and he suggests that Yanai change families. Initially Yanai refuses, but after another fight at home, he agrees. …
Computer programmer Kouda Kametarou is obsessed by turtles and Moguro offers him a chance to swim with his favorite sea turtle Kamejirou at the local aquarium. Moguro releases Kamejirou but Kouda take…
Novelist Koshiba Shousuke is an inveterate bar-hopper, but he has trouble meeting his deadlines. After a night on the town, Moguro introduces Koshiba to his attractive drinking partner Sakai Nomiko, b…
Mature company man Nagai Yasumi is forced to take four weeks vacation, but has no idea what to do with his time so he rides trains and sits in parks during the day. Moguro offers to help by introducin…
Wagama Machiko is a fashion designer, but never has time to tidy her apartment, so she is reluctant to let her boyfriend Bonchi see the mess. One evening when Bonchi arrives to pick her up, Moguro has…
Muneri Kiyoshi is a company man supervisor who has trouble getting a good night's sleep. Moguro gives him a small electronic pillow to attach to his neck which will allow him to sleep while appearing …
Moguro restores Katte Ryouzou, the former film actor known as Hoshi Shinzaburou, to stardom, but another actor emerges claiming that he is the former actor. They both appear on TV for the audience to …
Young female office worker Seike Tsuzuki is health conscious and obsessed with cleanliness. Moguro offers to help her find a boyfriend and she encounters an unpolished, capricious man. She is attracte…
Young married freelance writer, Memo Matarou, notes everything he finds interesting in his electronic organizer, but loses it after a night out drinking. Moguro returns one to him, but it although it …
Photographer Kakei Kazuya enjoys playing roulette in games parlors so Moguro encourages him to play for real money. Moguro takes Kakei to a secret illegal casino for a once only experience and Kakei h…
Uchinaki Yousuke has developed a loathing for Mondays after many years as a company man. Moguro takes Uchinaki through a building site to a secret Sunday Club where he spends a relaxing day instead of…
Moguro distracts the busy company man Richigi Momoru on his way to work and takes him into the woods for a day off, gathering mushrooms, vegetables and fish and cooking them on an open fire. As the we…
Moguro buys the company man and manga addict Chuunen Takuji a valuable classic manga by Osamu Tezuka for which he is extremely grateful. Moguro then asks Chuunen to appraise an old manga titled Last U…
Company man Gaki Hiromasa visits the sandlot where he used to play as a child. He recalls that he left a box of his treasures in a disused pipe, but the land is scheduled for redevelopment. Moguro off…
Moguro promises to take stressed company man Sudoh Reiju to a stress free environment and takes him to spend time with some homeless people. Sudoh enjoys the change and abandons his family and job. He…
Unmarried factory worker Tomariba Nashio has trouble finding free parking spaces for his car and often parks illegally. Moguro offers to provide a free parking space, in a condominium in which the ten…
Artist, Kigami Mamoru, is confronted by a land owner who wants to cut down an old Japanese elm tree. Moguro scares them off and he encourages Kigami to live in the tree and the artist promises to defe…
Company man Ishii Hirowaka is a heavy drinker, but must quit to avoid liver damage. However, he succumbs to pressure from his workmates and goes out drinking again, ignoring the paper pinkie ring on h…
Middle-aged unemployed man Yuchi Shuuruo is unable to find work, and spends a day at an amusement park trying to distract himself from the stress of unemployment. Moguro introduces him to an adult amu…
Salaryman Amae Taiji is put off by hospitals, but after being mistaken for a patient and being comforted by a nurse starts he appreciating the experience. He's admitted several more times after collap…
Moguro arranges for the illustrator, Yumemi Douta to meet Linda, his dream billboard model. They spend the evening together in his apartment where he produces many illustrations of her. Later his boss…
Salaryman, Temochi Fusata is bored with his life in a corporate town where everyone is forced to use the company facilities for recreation. Moguro takes him to the exclusive underground "After 5 Club"…
Company CEO, Awate Taizou, is invited to a pro golf tournament but is anxious about his game and hitting bystanders with a wayward shot. Moguro helps him gain confidence, but he must only use the five…
Salaryman, Katei Nobumitsu, wants to enter a grandfather and son home video competition but his father is dead. Moguro offers to provide an old man for the video from the "Silver Bank" of elderly volu…
Salaryman, Usagi Oishi, finds his house too small for his growing children. Moguro offers him a vacant house in the countryside, but they are warned not to enter a foggy valley. His family like it, so…
Middle aged salaryman, Hakaba Motomu, collapses at work and begins to think about his own mortality. Unfortunately, he cannot find an affordable burial plot in the city, so Moguro provides a solution …
Salaryman, Ukai Yorimichi, likes window shopping in food sections. However, he is criticized by his wife if he spends money on pre-prepared food after she has spent time cooking for him. Moguro offers…
Kent Pincarton, an American trading firm worker in Japan, is having trouble balancing time with his wife and the work demands of after hours socializing. Moguro offers to teach him how to be more like…
Salaryman Komiya Tomoo takes Moguro's advice to take a spontaneous train ride out of the city to leave his oppressive life behind. Stopping for a drink at the end of the line, he meets a beautiful inn…
Moguri Irizou sneaks onto an expensive golf course to enjoy his game, since he can't afford membership fees. Moguro offers him a VIP membership, as long as he plays on certain days and plays alone. Ir…
Warui Kanzou is a middle-aged man who is advised to stop exerting himself because of liver damage. Moguro offers Kanzuo an extract from a rare mushroom in Okuhida extract to restore his vitality, but …
Office worker Nagai Michinori has a four-hour commute to work. Moguro offers him a lavish condo that's extremely close to his office, but he's forbidden from using it during the weekend or on holidays…
Hideo Otaku is fascinated by the island of Tahiti, hoping to visit there somebody. Moguro shows him a VR nightclub that authentically recreates a visit to the island, but warns Hideo to only enjoy the…
The busy CEO of a Kindergarten business, Oyamano Taizou desires the freedom that children enjoy. Moguro enrols him to a kindergarten for adults, but warns that he must not bring in any external power …
Moguro offers to protect the married celebrity Mizuno Shouhei who is photographed while dating a young idol from the same agency. He sends the elderly fixer Uma to deal with the photographer. However,…
Douki Manabu, one of a quartet of aging men who are drinking buddies since their school days is excited at Moguro's recommendation they invite a beautiful female classmate, Yoshiko, to attend one of t…
Yokomichi Yukio is concerned about his son Manabu's academic ability, and Moguro sends in a tutor who teaches Manabu to play and have fun. Manabu's grades improve and Yukio agrees to him joining a mah…
Elderly Mukai Osamu leads a quiet life, but he is browbeaten by those around him such as his family and a fellow croquet player. Moguro advises him to be more assertive and when he changes his behavio…
The lyricist Nikken, is not feeling well and Moguro introduces him to special drinks made from exotic ingredients, however he is not allowed drink anywhere else. The drinks not only improve his health…
Moguro gives a scarf to office lady Norie who has had no luck with men, but he warns her to always wear the scarf when she is dating. After she wears the scarf she is proposed by two different men. No…
Newlyweds Kaji Daisuke and his wife are both working full-time and although he wants to share the housework, he is completely useless at cooking and laundry. Moguro enrols Kaji in a housework culture …
