Akira and Akira

アキラとあきら

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.

Novela

池井戸潤

Director

水谷俊之

Music

羽岡佳

Screenplay

前川洋一

Status

Ended

First air date

09/07/2017

Original language

Japanese