The Old Dog, New Tricks? (2022)
Synopsis
Crushed by his sudden forced retirement, a professional soccer player pivots into a new career when he starts working for a sports management company.
Network
TBS
Episodes
Episode 1
Forced to retire at 37 years old, soccer star Ryotaro Shinmachi must find a regular job but struggles due to his lack of professional skills.
Episode 2
Shinmachi and Tohko try signing a gifted 9-year-old skateboarder but learn that her hotheaded father is already in talks with a major overseas agency.
Episode 3
After a marathon runner managed by Tohko suffers a crushing defeat, he blames her for the media fallout and demands that Shinmachi manage him instead.
Episode 4
Shinmachi struggles with his lingering desire to return to soccer. Meanwhile, he manages a baseball player who is about to be dropped by his team.
Episode 5
An excited Jo recruits a young fencer named Misaki, but he has trouble figuring out how to promote her because of her extreme shyness.
Episode 6
Shinmachi gets tasked with managing a basketball player who is hoping to switch teams, but a serious injury in practice threatens the player's career.
Episode 7
Umeyashiki pushes for Victory to grant a wheelchair tennis player's request for management, despite the company having never signed a Para athlete.
Episode 8
When a volleyball player declines an offer to play for an Italian team in the world's best league, Takayanagi tasks Tohko with making her reconsider.
Episode 9
When Aso receives a four-year doping suspension, Takayanagi moves to terminate his contract, but Shinmachi is determined to prove his innocence.
Episode 10
Shinmachi changes careers. But when Igaki comes to him for help after a deal to play overseas falls through, he agrees to be his agent one last time.
Cast
Details
Original Title
オールドルーキー
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
10
Production
TBS, TBS Sparkle
