Dark Suit (2014)

Other name: ダークスーツ, Da Ku Su Tsu

Description:

In the gripping corporate drama Dark Suit, Ichinose Ryo is an ordinary salesperson at Hashiba Sales Service, a subsidiary of the struggling manufacturer Hashiba Electronics. When the new president, Matsumoto Kiyoomi, arrives from America to rescue the failing company from foreign competition, he surprisingly transfers Ryo to headquarters. Valuing Ryo's perseverance, Matsumoto tasks him and a five-member team with saving the group. Sent to Vietnam to find cost-cutting ideas, Ryo discovers a lucrative licensing business plan. However, this breakthrough uncovers a dark web of bribery between headquarters and the subsidiary. Compounding the crisis, Ryo learns his former boss, Taki Shinsuke, covered up the corruption to secure a director position. Determined to reform the corrupt system and protect his team's dreams, Ryo faces immense hurdles as he battles powerful adversaries within his own company.

Producer: NHK

Director: Doi Shohei [土井祥平] and Iseda Masaya [伊勢田雅也]

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2014

Genre:Business; Drama; Miniseries