The Summer of the Bureaucrats (2009)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Drama
Release: 2009-07-05
Director: N/A
Writers: N/A
Language: Japanese
Stars: Koichi Sato , Masato Sakai , Kei Tanaka , Eri Murakawa , Shiro Sano , Tetta Sugimoto , Kazue Fukiishi , Masahiko Nishimura , Katsunori Takahashi , Katsumi Takahashi
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Kanryôtachi no natsu , The Summer of the Bureaucrats , Kanryôtachi no natsu (Japan)
Plot: The story takes place in 1955, ten years after losing in WWII. It tells the story of the government officials at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), who are carrying out their mission to make Japan as affluent and wealthy as the western world. The story revolves around Shingo Kazakoshi, otherwise known as "Mr. Ministry of International Trade and Industry", and unfolds around the battle between the "industry supporters" who want to protect the national industry, and the "trade supporters" who are aiming for free trade to globalize the country.
IMDB:tt1442422