The anime adaptation of "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" by Youji Yamada follows the story of Kuruma Torajirou, a traveling salesman who lives out of a small suitcase and only has the clothes on his back and some money in his pockets. He travels from town to town selling his goods.
After completing high school, Dezaki worked at Toshiba while studying literature at Hosei University. At the same time, he pursued his dream of working in movie production. He served as a coach for To...