“ | In Japan, heart surgeon. Number one. Steady hand. One day, yakuza boss need new heart. I do operation. But, mistake! Yakuza boss die. Yakuza very mad. I hide in fishing boat, come to America. No English, no food, no money. Darryl give me job. Now I have house, American car, and new woman. Darryl save life. My big secret: I kill yakuza boss on purpose. I good surgeon. The best! | ” | |
—Hidetoshi Hasagawa |
Hidetoshi Hasegawa (Japanese: 長谷川秀敏, Hasegawa Hidetoshi), also known as simply Hide (pronounced hee-day), is a warehouse worker at the Dunder Mifflin Scranton warehouse.
Season 3
Hide appears in several episodes, but does not speak.
Season 4
Hide appears in "The Deposition". He's in the background during Pam and Kelly's ping pong match.
Season 5
Hide sits with his wife during Michael's roast. ("Stress Relief") He appears in several other episodes but never talks.
Season 6
In his first speaking role, we find that he speaks English poorly. He explains that he was a surgeon in Japan. One day while performing surgery on a Yakuza mob boss, the man died. As a result of this, he fled the country and went to America to start a new life. He credits Darryl for saving his life, and shares a secret with the documentary crew: He actually killed the boss of the Yakuza on purpose. ("Happy Hour")
Dwight recruits Hide to apply for the "Print in All Colors" executive training program because he wants to undermine Kelly's application. Hide begins the interview by describing his former career as a surgeon, and doesn't end up qualifying for the program.
Season 7
After Sabre allows the warehouse workers to sell on the go, "The Seminar", we do get some numbers on his sales. His sales were November $8,460, December $7,208, January $2,691.
Season 8
Hide quits after he and the other warehouse workers won the lottery ("Lotto"). Darryl later mentions that he is using his money to invest in an energy drink for Asian homosexuals. Later, he and Glenn return after blowing all their money on investing in the energy drink. Darryl hires both of them back ("Free Family Portrait Studio").
Season 9
Energy Drink Company
Hidetoshi created an energy drink for 'Asian homosexuals' after he quit Dunder Mifflin. The energy drink was 'penis flavored' but was later changed to 'coconut penis.' After his company tanked he rejoined the Dunder Mifflin workforce. Robert California was shown to greatly enjoy the drink and he mentioned that the drink tasted much better before the coconut flavoring was added. Darryl Philbin tried the energy drink and remarked that he did not enjoy the experience, noting that it was more penis than coconut.
Trivia
- In the episode "The Seminar" it is mentioned his sales were $8460 in November, $7208 in December, and $2691 in January.
- It's rumored that he was killed after the documentary aired, but this hasn't been confirmed.
- Nate helped Hide form his company despite hating the taste of the drink.
Behind the scenes
- Hidetoshi Imura came to the United States from Japan at age 35 and spoke very limited English when he joined the warehouse cast in season 3. He was the only non-native English speaker at the audition.[1]
Appearances
The Office: Season 3 | |||||||||||
"Gay Witch Hunt": | "The Convention": | "The Coup": | "Grief Counseling": | "Initiation": | "Diwali": | "Branch Closing": | "The Merger": | "The Convict": | "A Benihana Christmas": | "Back From Vacation": | |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | |
"Traveling Salesmen": | "The Return": | "Ben Franklin": | "Phyllis' Wedding": | "Business School": | "Cocktails": | "The Negotiation": | "Safety Training": | "Product Recall": | "Women's Appreciation": | "Beach Games": | "The Job": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
The Office: Season 4 | ||||||||||
"Fun Run": | "Dunder Mifflin Infinity": | "Launch Party": | "Money": | "Local Ad": | "Branch Wars": | "Survivor Man": | ||||
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | ||||
"The Deposition": | "Dinner Party": | "Chair Model": | "Night Out": | "Did I Stutter?": | "Job Fair": | "Goodbye, Toby": | ||||
Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Appears |
The Office: Season 5 | ||||||||||||
"Weight Loss": | "Business Ethics": | "Baby Shower": | "Crime Aid": | "Employee Transfer": | "Customer Survey": | "Business Trip": | "Frame Toby": | "The Surplus": | ||||
Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | ||||
"Moroccan Christmas": | "The Duel": | "Prince Family Paper | "Stress Relief | "Lecture Circuit Part 1": | "Lecture Circuit Part 2": | "Blood Drive": | "Golden Ticket": | |||||
Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | |||||
"New Boss": | "Two Weeks": | "Dream Team": | "Michael Scott Paper Company": | "Heavy Competition": | "Broke": | "Casual Friday": | "Cafe Disco": | "Company Picnic": | ||||
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
The Office: Season 6 | |||||||||||
"Gossip": | "The Meeting": | "The Promotion": | "Niagara": | "Mafia": | "The Lover": | "Koi Pond": | "Double Date": | "Murder": | "Shareholder Meeting": | "Scott's Tots": | Secret Santa |
Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Absent |
"The Banker": | "Sabre": | "Manager and Salesman": | "The Delivery": | "St. Patrick's Day": | "New Leads": | "Happy Hour": | "Secretary's Day": | "Body Language": | "The Cover-Up": | "The Chump": | "Whistleblower": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Appears |
References
- ↑ Greene, Alan. "Life in the Background." The Office: The Untold Story of the Great Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History. Dutton, 2020.
Characters of The Office |
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Main characters |
Michael Scott | Dwight Schrute | Jim Halpert | Pam Beesly | Ryan Howard | Andy Bernard | Kevin Malone | Stanley Hudson | Angela Martin | Phyllis Vance | Meredith Palmer | Creed Bratton | Oscar Martinez | Kelly Kapoor | Toby Flenderson | Darryl Philbin | Erin Hannon | Gabe Lewis |
Other characters |
Jan Levinson | Roy Anderson | David Wallace | Nellie Bertram | Karen Filippelli | Robert California | Holly Flax | Pete Miller | Clark Green | Bob Vance | Todd Packer | Mose Schrute | Hank Tate | Nate Nickerson | Val Johnson | Robert Lipton | Cathy Simms | Helene Beesly | Glenn | Hidetoshi Hasagawa | Madge Madsen | Esther Bruegger | Nick | Jo Bennett | Deangelo Vickers | Charles Miner |