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Bones of Steel

2020 · 1 season

A slow-burning moral pressure cooker set in bland offices, where quiet conversations carry the weight of compromises and the tension comes from watching a decent man decide what he's willing to become.

Created by
Kosuke Suzuki
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Ryunosuke Kamiki, Seiyo Uchino, Kyôhei Shibata
Tagline
A young man questions his priorities: Loyalty to company over trust in justice? Do the right thing, or accomplish the mission? Which ideals should prevail?
Overview
Heita Tomishima is a very conscientious but awkward young man at a mid-sized construction company. He loves working on-site, but one day is suddenly transferred to Operations, a unit whose work is totally outside his comfort zone. Its remit is to land major projects, including public works, and in-house it's cynically known as the Bid Rigging Department. Working under a crusty-old director, a crass macho type, a go-getter doyenne, and a cunning manager adept at hiding his true intentions, Heita dedicates himself to winning a public works contract worth billions.

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Created by
Kosuke Suzuki
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Ryunosuke Kamiki, Seiyo Uchino, Kyôhei Shibata
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • work
  • morality
  • power
  • justice
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Kosuke Suzuki
Written by
Yoichi Maekawa
Starring
Ryunosuke Kamiki, Seiyo Uchino, Kyôhei Shibata, Shidou Nakamura, Tao Tsuchiya, Sarutoki Minagawa, Koyuki, Kanji Ishimaru
Music
Kei Haneoka
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes, 50 min each
Network
WOWOW Prime
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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