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TV Show | Japan | 07/09/2017 | Drama

The story begins in April 1986 and is set during the days of the bubble economy. Kaidou Akira comes from a wealthy background and is the heir of a large company Tokai Yuusen. On the other hand, his genius classmate from the University of Tokyo, Yamazaki Akira had a tough life due to the bankruptcy of his father's company and having to run away from creditors but overcomes the odds to graduatefrom the top-notch school. The two are employed at the same bank and get caught in a battle lasting over 10 years which causes upheavals in their lives.

Starring

Osamu Mukai, Takumi Saitoh, Kotaro Koizumi, Miori Takimoto, Kento Kaku, Rena Tanaka, Kanro Morita, Kanji Ishimaru, Houka Kinoshita, Keisuke Horibe, Toshiyuki Nagashima

Directed by

Toshiyuki Mizutani

Produced by

Yasunori Aoki

7.7/10

imdb

–

rotten tomatoes

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