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  AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> Salaryman Kintaro Vol. #2
Kintaro's battles are a little more controlled this time around as what he fights parallels a larger fight within the corporation.
Kintaro handles her well enough but he's strong against the guy she's with who is more concerned about his car after he bangs it up than whether she's ok.
Kintaro's having to deal with the ramifications of what he's done is something that those in the board room are trying to adopt themselves as they look for a new way to do business and handle these kinds of relations.
www.animeondvd.com /reviews2/disc_reviews/4223.php   (1693 words)

  
 Kintaro
Yajima Kintaro, formerly the leader of a motorcycle gang, good with his fists and lucky with girls, lands a job with a construction company when he saves the CEO after a fishing accident.
Kintaro’s plans for a multi-level pachinko parlor-shopping center is a hit with his superiors.
Kintaro is called in by the head of a yakuza organization and warned to give up his plans for off-track betting.
www.kikutv.com /shows/Japanese_Programs/Inactive/kintaro/index.html   (593 words)

  
 End Evil Films: Salaryman Kintaro Vol.1 Review
Kintaro simply won´t be pushed around by anyone and manages to deal with the situation due to his former life as notorious gang member.
In episode three Kintaro goes fishing with the CEO, a confusing adventure which ends in love and in episode four he re-unites with some of his former gang members.
Kintaro is a really unusual hero and his adventures are exciting and constantly surprising, I really enjoyed volume 1 and volume 2 should be along soon so give it a try.
www.endevil.com /salarymanvol1.html   (376 words)

  
 Kintaro (Mortal Kombat) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Mortal Kombat: Armageddon's Konquest mode, Kintaro is seen in the Netherealm along with Sheeva, Havik, and a legion of demons all apparently working in an attempt to overthrow Shinnok's rule at his spire.
Kintaro was originally going to be a playable character (a tall anthropomorphic tiger with two arms).
Kintaro made a very brief appearance in the Konquest mode of Mortal Kombat: Deception (where he can be seen very briefly in the forest behind a treasure chest upon leaving the village) as well as in the Krypt, where he can be seen as one of the characters running among the Koffins.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kintaro_(Mortal_Kombat)   (1246 words)

  
 Sarariiman Kintarô (1999)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
At or near the start of the film, Kintaro is transferred to a branch of the construction company where he works that's run by a curmudgeonly drunk.
When they are just narrowly underbid on a contract that Kintaro is *sure* they had gotten to the lowest possible price, he realises that something underhand is going on, and that officials are being bribed by a competitor.
Kintaro is free of guts and sex, and the blood that's shed is on quite mild, human standards (no gushing arteries here).
www.imdb.com /title/tt0304664   (624 words)

  
 AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> Salaryman Kintaro Vol. #4
Kintaro's past is explored fairly deeply and those connections play a vital role in the present day.
After the success at the tunnel project and returning to Tokyo, Kintaro actually takes a bit of time off to be with his son but also to head back to his home town so he can pay his respects to his mother's grave.
Salaryman Kintaro continues to be a really fun show as it tries to balance being over the top yet still based in a semblance of reality of the salaryman and other office workers.
www.animeondvd.com /reviews2/disc_reviews/4872.php   (1532 words)

  
 Tomobiki-cho, The Urusei Yatsura Web Site
Kintaro was known for his tremendous physical strength and loyalty.
Kintaro's mother was one of the mountain spirits known as Yamauba.
Apart from his strength, Kintaro showed a certain wisdom in his childhood, for he used to adjudicate when his animal friends tussled together to test their strength, though there is no record of Kintaro being an onlooker of an animal fight to the death.
www.furinkan.com /uy/faq/references/kintaro.htm   (256 words)

  
 Yamauba and Kintaro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The child clings to her robe and belt with one hand while his other hand is held in the old woman's.
This is the hero Kintaro as a child.
Kintaro is famous for his great strength and power.
www.stolaf.edu /courses/2004sem2/Art/260/fahl/Frontpage.htm   (428 words)

  
 The Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden Boy
Quite unlike other boys, Kintaro, grew up all alone in the mountain wilds, and as he had no companions he made friends with all the animals and learned to understand them and to speak their strange talk.
Kintaro promised never to forget her, and said that as soon as he was a knight wearing two swords he would build her a home and take care of her in her old age.
Kintaro now rose to be the greatest hero of his country, and great was the power and honor and wealth that came to him.
www.rickwalton.com /folktale/japan06.htm   (2958 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
 Kintaro, still reeling from her beauty is " turned around " from the lady he was waiting for.
 Kintaro is taken back by this and wishes he had eyes in the back of his head...luckily...he does.
 Kintaro is shcoked to discover; 1) She is not wearing a bra and 2) her breast size is really 83cm and she is also a C cup.
www.animeaddiction.net /anime/GoldenBoy/summaries/gbep2summary.html   (1221 words)

  
 Kintarō - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alternatively, Kintaro's real mother left the child in the wilds or died and left him an orphan, and he was raised by the mountain witch Yama-uba (one tale says Kintaro's mother raised him in the wilds, but due to her haggard appearance, she came to be called Yama-uba).
In the most fanciful version of the tale, Yama-uba was Kintaro's mother, impregnated by a clap of thunder sent from a red dragon of Mt.
Minamoto was impressed by Kintaro's enormous strength, so he took him as one of his personal retainers to live with him in Kyoto.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kintaro   (682 words)

  
 Animetric.com >> Anime Reviews >> Golden Boy / Wandering Student
Kintaro wastes no time in applying for a job there, but the problem is...
Kintaro goes from place to place, taking on a wide variety of temporary jobs all for the sake of learning.
Kintaro looks kinda cute, and all the ladies that cross his path are simply gorgeous.
www.animetric.com /ghij/golden.html   (819 words)

  
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 Kintaro pleads his case, even resorting to busting out some Kintaro-like logic on her (this is also quite funny) but even THAT doesn't work.
 Kintaro, somehow, turns this againist her and says that she would look like a complete loser if she lose to him one month from now.
Kintaro sees a VERY nice view of the chief's crotch and gives even MORE excited (this is one of funniest sneces in the series)!!!
www.animeaddiction.net /anime/GoldenBoy/summaries/gbep4summary.shtml   (1244 words)

  
 "Kintaro" legend
Kintaro's mother, knowing this tragedy, run away carrying him on her back into the deep forests of the Kintoki mountain (one of the Hakone mountains).
@Kintaro eventually learned from his mother the detail of his father 's death, and swore to revenge the death of his father by becoming a strong Samurai.
Kintaro was born to the mountain woman and a red dragon lived in the Ashigara mountain.
www2c.airnet.ne.jp /toyo/legend.html   (1364 words)

  
 The Graduating Class: Kintaro Murasame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kintaro Murasame is somewhat of a warrior philosopher.
Kintaro is the son of a high ranking bureaucrat from that land, a tax collector who wished his son to have a rich and varied life experience before he settled down, so that Kintaro would know what he was settling down to.
Kintaro knows he must choose whether or not to confess his feelings and follow up on them or to repress them and risk heart break and regret.
www.uvm.edu /~chmartin/kintaro.html   (569 words)

  
 Buck's of Woodside | Kintaro Walks Japan
Kintaro is a legendary boy who was known to have great strength, wrestle bears, and befriend all the animals of the forest.
In English and Japanese is written, “Kintaro Walks Japan.”; On the reverse is a map of Japan where I would mark the path I had walked up until the moment of giving the card.
I was Kintaro, more then ever, and I had a bear-wresting legacy to fulfill.
www.buckswoodside.com /kintaro   (2177 words)

  
 Kintaro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kintaro was a member of the massive Shokan race from Kuatan in the Outworld.
When Goro, the prince of Kuatan and the leader of the Shokan armies, was killed during the first Mortal Kombat tournament, Kintaro was appointed to take his place.
Kintaro was entered into the tournament, and was the final opponent before Kahn himself.
members.tripod.com /vega78/mortalkombat/kintaro.html   (134 words)

  
 Midway Boards - Shang Tsung, Kintaro, Shao Khan!!!
Like Kintaro, Shao Kahn's best moves are close-in, so it's definitely to your advantage to either fight from a distance or constantly stay on the move.
Use Kintaro's heard repeatedly, as it is quite strong to use in attacks.
Kintaro usually tries to get close but sometimes he shoots a few fire projectiles.
forums.midway.com /all_things_mk_shaolin_monks/b10705/24818860/p1/?12   (1788 words)

  
 Animesou.com » Salaryman Kintaro Vol. 1
Salaryman Kintaro Part 1 deals with former biker gang leader, Kintaro joining the Yamato Construction Corporation and introduces the characters as well as looking back to his days of leaving a biker gang.
Kintaro, whom is a righteous person, keeps his promise to his wife and at the same time lives up to his dream to be a white collar salaryman.
Kintaro in the front cover when he was in his biker gang days.
www.animesou.com /?p=304   (536 words)

  
 SaruDama: Salaryman Kintaro - Anime Series (Katsumata Tomoharu 2005) - Japanese Movies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
When notorious bike-gang leader Yajima Kintaro abandons his gang to pursue a straighter path, he finds that even in the mundane world of white collar work there are plenty of times a man must either step up and confront injustice or acquiesce out of intimidation.
In addition to fulfilling his often menial job requirements, Kintaro also seems to have a knack for mah-jong, can drink a beer in seconds flat, is a lady killer especially when he mentions that he has a kid.
Kintaro is a man's man and as such does not forsake the importance of conscience, honor and, well, kicking butt.
www.sarudama.com /japanese_movies/salaryman_kinta.shtml   (1262 words)

  
 LA Daily News - Lounge around Kintaro
The lure of the onetime upstairs live-music venue may soon return: The lounge portion of Kintaro, currently with disc jockeys only, hopes to present live entertainment on weekends in the foreseeable future.
Kintaro's chefs fashion all the popular cooked and uncooked rolls.
Kintaro grills robata-style skewered chicken and shrimp items ($4.95 to $9.95) to round out its fairly comprehensive menu, though I thought they came up a little too dry one evening.
www.dailynews.com /family/ci_3786312   (580 words)

  
 Kintaro 3
Kintaro is fired when he insists on taking an inspection team in.
Ryunosuke informs Kintaro that the late president, Maruyama, had recommended him for the next president and he awaits Kintaro's decision.
Kintaro falls into a great depression after the death of his friend and mentor, Yamato Ryunosuke.
www.kikutv.com /shows/Japanese_Programs/Inactive/kintaro_3/index.html   (570 words)

  
 Kintaro
Kintaro lived alone in the woods where he talked to the animals.
Later he joined the suite of the hero Raiko (Minamoto Yorimitsu and became a famous warrior himself, called Sakata Kintoki.
Article "Kintaro" created on 03 March 1997; last modified on 10 April 1997 (Revision 2).
www.pantheon.org /articles/k/kintaro.html   (93 words)

  
 Kintaro Ramen (Denman) (West End - Vancouver, BC)
Kintaro is a ramen noodle house in the West End.
Kintaro more than lived up to the endorsement I received from a friend.
Kintaro is a busy (expect a line), you're-in-you're-out ramen house that makes some of the best soup (Japanese or otherwise) I've eaten in my life.
www.dinehere.ca /restaurant.asp?r=35   (3045 words)

  
 IGN Boards - Regarding Kintaro in MKA...
Kintaro being the last descendant of the Tiger/Dragon Shokans saying he should be the prince of the Shokans because his "kind" used to be the leader of the Shokans.
I do believe I read this in a Gamepro interview with Midway a long time back, but Kintaro was originally intended to be a playable character in Mortal Kombat, and he was supposed to be a Tiger-like humanoid.
Kintaro's ancestors must've been some freaky folks to get down with dragons and tigers.
boards.ign.com /mortal_kombat/b6027/129840987/r133601461   (742 words)

  
 Kintaro - KTO-18 : Solaris7 BattleMech TRO
The Kintaro is a rare example of a 'Mech designed around a weapons system, the Narc missile beacon.
The Narc beacon made pinpoint accuracy possible, and so the Kintaro was extremely popular in fire lances and other units that employed missiles as their primary weapons systems.
By 2792, when the last known Narc manufacturing site was destroyed, most Kintaro pilots had replaced their Narc launchers with an additional SRM launcher.
www.solaris7.com /TRO/HTMLBattleMech/BattleMechInfo.asp?ID=1051   (544 words)

  
 AnimeNfo.Com : Salaryman Kintaro
Based on a popular manga by Motomiya Hiroshi, Salaryman Kintaro spawns into three seasons of TV drama (as 2003), several games and a 20 episodes of TV animation.
The main character of the story is Yajima Kintaro, a former leader of a feared biker gang.
He then decides to choose a different path as a salaryman and a responsible father for his young son after his late wife passed away.
www.animenfo.com /animetitle,1240,yoihki,salaryman_kinta.html   (70 words)

  
 Mortal Kombat - Komplete Strategy Guide: MK Trilogy Kharacter - Kintaro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kintaro appears only on the PC, Playstation, and Sega Saturn versions of the game.
Kintaro is not available on the N64 version of the game.
With Goro missing, Kintaro steps up to take his place as Supreme Ruler of Shao Kahn's armies.
www.angelfire.com /va3/mk/mkt/bios/bio_kintaro.htm   (95 words)

  
 Kintaro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Starleague-era Kintaro is a rare example of a 'Mech designed around a weapons system, the Narc Missile Beacon.
Introduced in 2587, the Narc and the Kintaro were a matched set.
Once the Narc Pods are gone, the Kintaro usually begins to look for a way out of the fighting.
www.brickcommander.com /kintaro.htm   (249 words)

  
 Mortal Kombat - Komplete Strategy Guide: MK II Kharacter - Kintaro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
With the apparent death of Goro, Kintaro steps up to take his place as supreme ruler of Shao Kahn's armies in the second Mortal Kombat tournament.
Kintaro vows to take revenge on the earth warriors responsible.
1.) Beat all kombatants in the tournament until you reach Kintaro.
www.angelfire.com /va3/mk/mk2/bios/bio_kintaro.htm   (95 words)

  
 IGN Boards - Regarding Kintaro in MKA...
Under the description of one of the sketches/renders of Kintaro's weaponry, speficially, for his claws, it describes him as having the 'sharpest claws in the universe', being "part human, part dragon, part tiger".
I was posting this as an addition/extension of a discussion we'd had some months ago on this board, regarding Kintaro's race.
His bloodline is supposed to be a very special one in the Shokan race, and is distinguished by the Tiger-like features.
boards.ign.com /mortal_kombat/b6027/129840987/p1   (1486 words)

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