The story begins in April 1986 and is set during the days of the bubble economy. Kaidou Akira comes from a wealthy background and is the heir of a large company Tokai Yuusen. On the other hand, his genius classmate from the University of Tokyo, Yamazaki Akira had a tough life due to the bankruptcy of his father’s company and having to run away from creditors but overcomes the odds to graduate from the top-notch school. The two are employed at the same bank and get caught in a battle lasting over 10 years which causes upheavals in their lives.
(Source: Doramaworld.blogspot)
~~ Adapted from the novel “Akira and Akira” (アキラとあきら) by Ikeido Jun (池井戸潤).
Akira and Akira (Japanese adaptation)
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Mukai OsamuKaidou Akira
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Saitoh TakumiYamazaki Akira
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Koizumi KotaroAndou Shoji
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Tanaka RenaKitamura Ai
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Kaku KentoKaidou Ryoma
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Kinoshita HoukaKaido Susumu
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