Akira and Akira (アキラとあきら)

Release Date:	2022-08-26
Runtime:	128 min
Status:	Released
Genres:	Drama
Production:	TOHO, TOHO Studios, WOWOW, Horipro, Stardust Promotion, jeki, Shueisha, Shogakukan, Nippan Group Holdings, Lawson Entertainment, The Asahi Shimbun, Office Ikeido

Overview

Akira Yamazaki and Akira Kaido are new employees at Industrial Central Bank. They are both outstanding at their jobs and fierce rivals, but they come from totally different backgrounds. When Akira Yamazaki was a child, his father's factory went bankrupt and his family ran away in the middle of the night. Because of that experience, Akira Yamazaki wants to work as a banker to save people. On the other hand, Akira Kaido was born into a family that runs a large company. He works with a calm demeanor. Due to a case, Akira Yamazaki receives a demotion. Akira Kaido continues to be successful at work, but his family's company is on the verge of bankruptcy due to their family-oriented management style. The employees there and their families are all in a crisis situation. With this desperate situation unfolding, the reversal of fate of these two men begin.