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Golden Boy

1995–1996 · 1 season

A cheeky, episodic ride that mixes crude laughs with a surprisingly earnest curiosity about life and learning.

Created by: Akihiko Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Genres: Animation, Comedy
Starring: Mitsuo Iwata, Gorō Naya, Hiromi Tsuru

Tagline: He's got a lust for life... and anything female!
Overview: Kintaro Oe is a 25-year-old boy who left Tokyo University and now lives a simple life, traveling by bicycle to learn everything he can about the world.
How it feels: Absurd, light, satirical and earnest. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, work, love
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Created by: Akihiko Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Genres: Animation, Comedy
Starring: Mitsuo Iwata, Gorō Naya, Hiromi Tsuru

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
work
love
freedom
Places: road trip
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	5
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

Cast

Mitsuo IwataKintaro Oe (voice)
Gorō NayaNarrator (voice)
Hiromi TsuruMadame President (voice)
Junko IwaoEmployee B (voice)
Miki TakahashiEmployee C (voice)
Junko ShimakataEmployee D (voice)
Takkô IshimoriBicycle shop owner (voice)
Takumi KurebayashiBicycle shop woman (voice)
Yuko MinaguchiNaoko Katsuda (voice)
Shozo IizukaJuzou Katsuda (voice)
KujiraMaid (voice)
Kikuko InoueAyuko Hayami (voice) / Employee A (voice)
Noriko UemuraNoriko Katsuda (voice)
Hajime KosekiYakuza B (voice) / Sakata (voice)
Yuka KoyamaYuka Kanzaki (voice)

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Genres: animation, comedy
Created by: Akihiko Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Kenji Takemura, Yasuhito Kikuchi
Written by: Tatsuya Egawa
Starring: Mitsuo Iwata, Gorō Naya, Hiromi Tsuru, Junko Iwao, Miki Takahashi, Junko Shimakata, Takkô Ishimori, Takumi Kurebayashi
Music: Jôyô Katayanagi
Cinematography: Hideo Okazaki
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes, 30 min each
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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