Japanese Drama - Big Money

* Title: ビッグマネー！
* Title (English): Big Money!
* Tagline: 〜浮世の沙汰は株しだい〜
* Genre: Human drama / Mystery
* Episodes: 12
* Viewership ratings: 10.76
* Broadcast network: Fuji TV
* Broadcast period: 2001-Apr-11 to 2001-Jun-27
* Air time: Thursday 22:00
* Theme song: "Ever Since" by Sayaka

Synopsis

"Big Money!" is a human drama with a suspense twist about a young man who learns the tricks of the trade about stock exchange from a well-experienced investor. The backdrop of this story is the elaborate world of banking and the stock market.

Shirato Norimichi (Nagase) lives off the money his parents send him, and his winnings at pachinko while waiting to find permanent employment. One day, Shirato is recruited by a mysterious elderly gentleman by the name of Kozuka Taihei (Ueki). Shirato later finds out that the small, yet mild mannered Kozuka was once a legendary trader.

Although clouded by the mystery surrounding Kozuka, Shirato begins to work for him. In time, Shirato finds himself being mesmerized by the wave of numbers of the market.

Sometime later, Shirato learns Kozuka's real intentions...he wants to bankrupt one of the world's leading banks, Matsuba Bank.

The two men of very different ages then try to go up against Matsuba and the elite bankers that work at the giant Matsuba such as Yamazaki Fumihiko (Harada).
Source: Fuji TV

Cast

* Nagase Tomoya as Shirato Norimichi
* Okamoto Aya as Nakagawa Michiru
* Matsushige Yutaka as Makida
* Manabe Kaori as Kimoto Miyuki
* Yachigusa Kaoru as Hatano Teruko
* Kohinata Fumiyo as Kozuka Taihei
* Ueki Hitoshi (植木等) as Kozuka Taihei
* Harada Taizo as Yamazaki Fumihiko
* Hasegawa Kyoko as Hosaka Haruka
* Kondo Yoshimasa as Sekine Hideki
* Kaneko Sayaka as Kawai Miki
* Toji Takao as Miyamae
* Akiyama Natsuko as Ryoko
* Kouyama Shigeru as Inagaki Toudori
* Aijima Kazuyuki as Matsui
* Nakao Mie (中尾ミエ) as Aiko
* Kimura Tae as Kyoko
* Yamaji Kazuhiro as Ooyama
* Kyono Kotomi as Yukari
* Takahata Atsuko as Midori
* Hanahara Teruko as Yae
* Ukaji Takashi as Kent Fukuhara
* Yoshitake Leo (吉武怜朗) as Isamu Futoshi
* Hosono Yumiko as Nishina Hikari
* Arisaka Kurume as Ichikawa Yumi
* Kyokuyama Eri as Miura Yoshiko
* Yajima Kenichi
* Seki Keisuke

Production Credits

* Original writing: Ishida Ira (石田衣良)　Nami no Ue no Majutsushi
* Screenwriters: Hata Takehiko, Hayashi Hiroshi (林宏司)
* Producers: Wada Ko, Tsuchiya Takeshi (土屋健)
* Directors: Nishiura Masaki, Kimura Tatsuaki, Sakuraba Shinichi (桜庭信一)
* Music: Knife Produced by Sin

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