TV series

Made in Japan

2013 · 1 season

A sober, quietly gripping workplace drama about desperate men racing a deadline, more procedural tension than spectacle.

Overview: With the strong yen, global financial crisis and competition from developing nations, the Japanese manufacturing industry is in a precarious situation. A large electronics maker is on the brink of bankruptcy and can support itself for only 3 more months. Three men at the company, who work in sales, finance and production respectively, secretly form a reconstruction team and they work feverishly to revive the company.
How it feels: Tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Work, survival, loyalty, ambition
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
survival
loyalty
ambition
power
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none