Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman (2017)

Original title

さぼリーマン甘太朗

Genre

comedy, drama

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 12 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A salaryman at a publishing house appears diligent to his coworkers but actually sneaks off to eat sweets. Each episode follows him visiting real dessert shops in Tokyo to enjoy a specific Japanese treat.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulupbeatslow-pacingcozyfood-focusedcheerfulsubtly comic

What happens

Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman (さぼリーマン甘太朗, Saboriman Kantarou) is a comedy-drama television series co-produced by Netflix and TV Tokyo. The plot revolves around Ametani Kantarou, played by Onoe Matsuya II, a salaryman who works at a publishing house. His colleagues perceive him as a fast and efficient worker that everyone can trust, but in reality he slacks off from work to eat sweets. Its first season has twelve 24-minutes episodes and was released by TV Tokyo between 13 July and 29 September 2017, and by Netflix on 7 July 2017. The series is based on the manga series Saboriman Ametani Kantarou written by Tensei Hagiwara and illustrated by Inoue ABD. Although the story is fictional, the show features real locations and dessert hotspots in Tokyo. Each episode is centered on a typical Japanese dessert such as anmitsu, kakigōri, or mitsumame, or a Japanese interpretation of a foreign dish such as parfait, eclair, pancake or matcha bavarois. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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