The Man of the Political Economy

The story

Matsunaga Yasuzaemon was a man called “Electricity Monster”. The post-war recovery and high economic growth serve as the basis for him to achieve the breakup and privatisation of the electricity business. As a follower of Fukuzawa Yukichi, he inherited the spirit of independence, self-respect and the people. He rose up alone from the ruins of the war. It was the fight of an unconventional, stubborn old man over 70 with an indomitable will. Minister of Trade and Industry Ikeda Hayato admired Matsunaga like a father while Prime Ministers Yoshida Shigeru and Konoe Fumimaro, Shirasu Jiro (Takagawa Yuya) and others were in awe of his unfathomable passion.

Cast

K Kotaro YoshidaMatsunaga Yasuzaem S Shirō ItōYoshida Shigeru G Go RijuKonoe Fumimaro R Ran Ito J Jun Kunimura K Kazuyoshi Kushida M Masato Hagiwara T Tsuyoshi Ujiki T Tomiyuki Kunihiro R Ryo Iwamatsu T Takashi Fujiki M Makoto Ôtake

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A Akira Takarada M Masanobu Takashima Y Yuya Takagawa J Jundai Yamada T Tamae Ando N Norihiko Tsukuda K Kazutoyo Yoshimi K Kunihiro Suda P Patrick Harlan R Ryo Tadaki R Rinzō Suzuki 湯 湯浅浩史 N Nobuaki Horio Y Yasunori Takahara 山 山本恭史 中 中井伸弥 Y Yoshio Fukayama A Ari Miyari