Title: 下町ロケット
Title (romaji): Shitamachi Rocket
Also known as: Downtown Rocket
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Corporate, drama
Episodes: 10
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2015-Oct-18 to 2015-Dec-20
Air time: Sunday 21:00
Synopsis
Tsukuda Kohei, a man who gives up his career as a researcher to succeed his father's manufacturing factory strives with his workers to overcome the troubles and pursue their passion in manufacturing.
Though Kohei quits research at the Space Science Development Agency to succeed Tsukuda Manufacturing, he cannot leave behind his passion for developing rocket. The cost for developing rocket engine has put Kohei's company in serious financial trouble. While he scrambles for funds, their rival company - Nakashima Industrial - sues Tsukuda Manufacturing for patent infringement. The company's reputation soon goes down and banks refuse to finance them, but then one of the leading companies in Japan, Teikoku Heavy Industries, offers to buy a Tsukuda's patent for 2 billion yen. Although the company is heavily in debt and desperately needs the cash, the patent is what the engineers put their dreams. Kohei - a president who is responsible for the living of his workers - faces a difficult judgement to make. -- TBS
Cast
Abe Hiroshi as Tsukuda Kohei
Tsuchiya Tao as Tsukuda Rina, Kohei's daughter
Tatekawa Danshun (立川談春) as Tonomura Naohiro
Yasuda Ken as Yamazaki Mitsuhiko
Wada Soko as Ehara Haruki
Konno Hiroki as Sakota Shigeru
Yamazaki Ikusaburo (山崎育三郎) as Mano Kensuke
Nakamoto Ken (中本賢) as Tsuno Kaoru
Tanida Ayumi (谷田歩) as Karakida Atsushi
Nakamura Tomoya as Asagi Shohei
Abe Shinnosuke as Nomura Kosuke
Takeuchi Ryoma (竹内涼真) as Tachibana Yosuke
Sano Gaku as Kawamoto Koji
Ato Kai as Tanabe, lawyer
Maya Miki as Izumi Saya, Kohei's ex wife
Arai Hirofumi as Tomiyama Takaharu
Kinoshita Hoka as Mizuhara Shigeharu
Hashimoto Satoshi as Mita Kimiyasu
Shunputei Shota as Yanai Tetsuji
Higashikokubaru Hideo (東国原英夫) as Negi Setsuo
Ikehata Shinnosuke (池畑慎之介) as Nakagawa Kyoichi
Megumi Toshiaki as Kamiya Shuichi
Baisho Mitsuko as Tsukuda Kazue, Kohei's mother
Kikkawa Koji as Zaizen Michio
Sugi Ryotaro (杉良太郎) as Toma Hideki
Imada Koji