Title：Kanryôtachi no natsu Year：2009 Genre：Drama Language：Japanese Country：Japan Actors：Kôichi Satô / Masato Sakai / Kei Tanaka 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.
