67 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
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A CEO struggling to maintain his small sock business risks the company's future with a new challenge — creating a line of running shoes.
Acting
Koji Yakusho's trembling CEO energy is devastating
Writing
Business meetings more tense than action sequences
Production
Factory floors shot like sacred temples
Creator
Jun Ikeido
Koji Yakusho
Koichi Miyazawa
Kento Yamazaki
Daichi Miyazawa
Haruka Uchimura
Toshimitsu Yasuda
Ayako Yoshitani
Misaki Nakashita
Yasuko Haru
Yoneko Mizuhara
Kotaro Shiga
Genzo Tomishima
Masato Wada
Takao Hirase
Yoshihisa Amano
Kohei Ebata
Ken Mitsuishi
Tooru Arimura
Sawako Agawa
Akemi Masaoka
Ryoma Takeuchi
Hiroto Mogi
Akira Terao
Haruyuki Iiyama
Midoriko Kimura
Motoko Iiyama
Takuma Otoo
Akihiro Kido
Mone Kamishiraishi
Akane Miyazawa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Jun Ikeido's novel; he also wrote the banking drama 'Hanzawa Naoki,' which explains why boardroom scenes feel like blood sport.
The 'monozukuri' (manufacturing spirit) philosophy here mirrors real post-bubble Japan's struggle between artisan pride and global competition.
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