Goro Inogashira (played by Matsushige Yutaka) stepped off the train at Ageo Station in Saitama, eager for tonkatsu. He’d missed out on it the previous day because of work, and now the craving was pressing. However, a meeting with a client l…

Goro Inogashira (played by Matsushige Yutaka) found himself in Setagaya, waiting at a tennis court for his client, Baku Owada, to conclude a game with friends. To Goro’s mild displeasure – he had little interest in sports involving balls – …

Goro Inogashira (played by Matsushige Yutaka) found himself in Minato Ward, visiting a center for an international school where numerous foreign children were at play. His client, Catherine Yamamoto (portrayed by Toyota Ellie), required his…

Goro Inogashira (played by Matsushige Yutake) found himself in Shimonita, Gunma, on business. With time to spare before his appointments began, he wandered through a neighborhood that felt remarkably unchanged since the Showa era. He chose …

Goro Inogashira (played by Matsushige Yutaka) strolled along a shopping street near Mikawashima Station, pausing to observe the displays in the shop windows. He then encountered Sugiyama (Nakayama Shinobu), who was preparing to open a sweet…

The day’s appointment was with the manager of a pet shop in Urayasu, Chiba. Yet, when Inogashira Goro (played by Matsushige Yutaka) arrived, he found the shop deserted. He paused to stroke a charming dog before Manager Okuda (portrayed by F…

Goro Inogashira (played by Matsushige Yutaka) paid a visit to the owner of a small fishmonger's shop, just a short walk from Higashi-Mukojima Station. The client, Mr. Ito (Ito Katsunobu), had an unusual request: he’d spotted an antique ches…

Inogashira Goro (though Matsushige Yutaka had likely frequented Nakano before, he found himself less familiar with Nakano Broadway mall on this particular day). He wandered the halls, waiting for his client, Maruyama (Kakuta Akihiro), who w…

For the first time, Inogashira Goro (played by Matsushige Yutaka) arrived in South Korea. He’d been invited to meet with President Im (Sung Si Kyung) of a trading company, who sought his counsel on expanding into European markets. Goro beli…

It was Inogashira Goro’s (played by Matsushige Yutaka) second day in Seoul. On his way to meet with a client, he paused at a street stall for tteok-bokki and Korean tempura. Following the meeting with President Im (Sung Si Kyung) and his te…

Inogashira Goro’s day had been a whirlwind of client visits in Chiba City. He arrived in Mihama Ward via Nishi-Nobuto Station to meet with Ueno Yukio, the manager of an Indian restaurant—a man whose voice carried a strong Kansai inflection.…

Goro Inogashira was traveling to Hatchobori to see an old client and friend, Igarashi (known as Kohei Otomo), who ran a music bar. They hadn’t spoken in four years, not since Igarashi had made a rather outlandish request during a drunken ev…