Executive Koala (Koara Kacho)

EXECUTIVE KOALA

Planning by SHUNTARO KANAI

Produced by MINORU KAWASAKI, HIROYUKI YAMADA

He's got such cute eyes

Screenplay by MASAKAZU MIGITA MINORU KAWASAKI

He's got gray fur

He's a sweet thing

He's a happy-go-lucky kind of guy

Restructuring, demotion Nothing lets him down

Restructuring, demotion Nothing lets him down

CAST Extramarital affairs, getting a divorce The world is beautiful

HIRONOBU NOMURA Extramarital affairs, getting a divorce The world is beautiful

HIRONOBU NOMURA

ELLI-ROSE, LEE HO

ELLI-ROSE, LEE HO Go, Executive Koala!

ELLI-ROSE, LEE HO Go, Executive Koala!

Go, Executive Koala!

You don't want to make him mad

Go, Executive Koala!

ARTHUR KURODA Go, Executive Koala!

A world filled with love

Special Appearance SHOKO NAKAGAWA, HIDEKATSU SHIBATA A world filled with love

Special Appearance SHOKO NAKAGAWA, HIDEKATSU SHIBATA Is just ahead of us

Special Guest Appearance HIDEKI SAIJO Is just ahead of us

Special Guest Appearance HIDEKI SAIJO Koala

Original Story by- Directed by MINORU KAWASAKI Koala

RABOURCE PICKLING CO., LTD.

Oh, I overheard the president talking the other day.

Mr. Tamura used to be married.

No way!

I'm serious.

I'm in shock.

Sorry, Michiko. I know you're a fan.

Isn't he a little too furry?

I agree.

I like it.

It's pretty gross.

- Why did they get divorced? - How long did it last?

I don't know.

- What was their problem? - Too furry?

Don't ask me.

- What kind of woman was she? - Is she human?

I told you. I don't know.

PE NOSAN & RABOURCE PICKLING BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Affiliating with Pe Nosan, South Korea's most prestigious maker of kimchi...

will help us regain our share of the market.

I also believe this is our chance to get an edge on the competition.

Pe Nosan's kimchi is enjoyed both in homes and at five-star restaurants in South Korea.

Pe Nosan's kimchi is the traditional taste of South Korea.

But what about storage of the kimchi?

Wouldn't the smell seep into our other pickles?

I'll make sure that doesn't happen.

Kimchi is kimchi. All kimchi is the same.

Nothing beats Japanese pickles.

We've got so many varieties of vegetables.

Of course, Mr. Fukuda.

He's right.

But bear with me.

One of the most important ingredients in kimchi is chili pepper.

Chili peppers contain a lot of capsaicin...

which has been rediscovered by the younger generation lately.

Capsaicin is known to generate energy by burning body fat-

I'd like to know the turnover.

Will you e-mail me the inventory results from the Kofu warehouse?

Thank you.

Mr. Yoo. How are you doing?

Mr. Kim is coming to Japan? The executive director?

I'd be honored to.

Our company will be thrilled to have him.

Could you hold on a second?

Hello. Sorry I couldn't answer the phone right away.

I can't let you pick me up, Mr. Tokiwa. You're a senior director.

Really?

Thank you so much. You're too kind.

See you at 5:00 then. Thank you, sir.

FROM YOKO HOW LATE?

WILL BE A LONG NIGHT

RABOURCE PICKLING CO., LTD.

See you guys tomorrow.

- See you, Boss. - Good night.

We'll see you tomorrow.

- Okay. - See you.

Be careful.

We're out of here, too, Boss.

See you guys.

See you tomorrow.

Okay. Take care.

- Boss, we're going home. - See you later.

Okay.

TO MR. TAMURA LOOK DOWN

Yoko, it was amazing.

You were such a beast.

I think I'm going to sleep like a baby.

I hope you won't say "Yukari"...

in your sleep.

I won't.

Liar.

I'm in love with you, Yoko.

Keiichi, I wonder when you'll get over her completely.

I'm telling you. You're my girl now.

But I like that side of you, too. You still think about her.

I like that.

I love you.

- Mr. Tamura. - Yes, sir.

What is it, Boss?

Looks like we're getting the green light.

Huh?

Your proposal to affiliate with the South Korean company.

Really?

The president wants to see you when he gets back from his business trip.

Yes! Thank you, Boss.

Excuse me.

Yes?

You have visitors. They're in the lobby.

They're detectives from Daikangawa Station.

What did he do?

Steal underwear?

Stop it.

I've never seen a real live detective before.

You're still on the clock.

You know Yoko Abe, don't you?

Yes.

Did something happen?

She was murdered last night.

The murder weapon was a knife with a four-inch blade.

She was stabbed 33 times and lost a great amount ofblood.

That's the cause of death.

Also many defensive wounds were found all over her body.

You'd been seeing her for six months?

Did you have a fight?

We were just two people.

We had squabbles here and there.

Did you ever want to kill her during one of those squabbles?

Want to kill her? No way. Never.

I loved her.

It's a very fine line between love and hate.

Do you think I killed her?

Do we think you killed her?

Did I say anything about you killing her?

Did you do it?

Go to hell!

You don't have to get mad.

Are you hungry? How about a cutlet bowl?

Cutlet bowl?

You do think I did it!

Interrogation room.

Okay. I'll be right there.

- I'll be right back. - Okay.

You must be the unluckiest guy in the world.

Your wife's been missing for three years.

Is she really missing?

I think you killed your wife and dumped her body somewhere.

You killed Yoko, too.

Yukari.

Yukari.

Yukari.

I was so close to making him fess up.

He didn't do it.

I think he did it.

It's not black and white.

It's gray like a koala.

MONSTER HIDDEN BEHIND KOALA MASK Can Koala bear this?

MONSTER HIDDEN BEHIND KOALA MASK Oh, please.

MONSTER HIDDEN BEHIND KOALA MASK This is dead serious.

I'm back.

DANGEROUS KOALA

Boss.

The president is asking for you.

Oh.

Maybe he did it.

Is he going to get fired?

What do you think?

I, for one, can't stand being in the same room with him.

He creeps me out.

Come in.

I don't know what to say.

Take a seat.

Yes, sir.

It's a cruel world.

I know this much, though.

You're the victim here.

When you lose someone you love, it's easy to forget your purpose in life.

I'm glad to have you back, Tamura.

Rabource Pickling will always welcome you with open arms.

Time will heal your broken heart.

Right now, you should focus on your job.

Thank you very much, sir.

I'll continue to work hard for the company.

I'm so grateful to be here.

By the way, about your proposal for the business partnership with Pe Nosan.

Yes.

Thanks to you, it's almost a done deal.

Thank you, sir.

I'm sure it hasn't always been easy for you. We're not all that liberal, you know.

Oh, no. Everybody is so nice to me.

You're being polite. But don't mind all those stick-in-the-muds.

How about if you report to me directly...

and put together the deal with Pe Nosan?

Great.

I think this deal will be a defining moment for me as president.