Shitamachi Rocket 

Tsukuda Kohei (Mikami Hiroshi) was once in charge of the development of a space rocket. He had resigned from the Agency of Space and Astronautical Science to take responsibility for the ... See full summary »

Stars:

Hiroshi Mikami, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Gô Ayano

Cast

Series cast summary:
Hiroshi Mikami		5 episodes, 2011
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi		5 episodes, 2011
Gô Ayano		5 episodes, 2011
Ken Mitsuishi		5 episodes, 2011
Mantarô Koichi		5 episodes, 2011
Natsuki Harada		5 episodes, 2011
Hidekazu Mashima		5 episodes, 2011
Atsuro Watabe		5 episodes, 2011
Shinobu Terajima		5 episodes, 2011
Ikkô Furuya		5 episodes, 2011
Satoru Matsuo		4 episodes, 2011
Takashi Inoue		4 episodes, 2011
Shûgo Oshinari		4 episodes, 2011
Takeshi Masu		4 episodes, 2011
Ryô Tamura		4 episodes, 2011
Jirô Satô		4 episodes, 2011
Shigemitsu Ogi		4 episodes, 2011
Karen Miyama		4 episodes, 2011
Minako Osanai		4 episodes, 2011
Erika Okuda		4 episodes, 2011
Yukijirô Hotaru		4 episodes, 2011
Kenji Anan		4 episodes, 2011
Kanji Tsuda		4 episodes, 2011
Kazuyuki Aijima		4 episodes, 2011
Saori Hada		4 episodes, 2011

Storyline

Tsukuda Kohei (Mikami Hiroshi) was once in charge of the development of a space rocket. He had resigned from the Agency of Space and Astronautical Science to take responsibility for the failure of the rocket launch and now runs Tsukuda Manufacturing, a small factory in the old downtown district. Meanwhile, Teikoku Heavy Industries announces a project to launch a domestically-made rocket at a press conference. While the project is proceeding smoothly, the project manager Zaizen Michio (Watabe Atsuro), head of the Aerospace Division, receives a shocking report. The patent for the proprietary engine component technology that Teikoku Heavy Industries had gone all out to develop, has already been filed by Tsukuda Manufacturing. The rocket cannot fly without that component so a beleaguered Zaizen offers Tsukuda 2 billion yen for the transfer of that patent. But - .

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

21 August 2011 (Japan)

Company Credits

Production Co:

WOWOW

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

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