Akira and Akira (Scripted, Japanese)
Genres: Drama
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2017-07-09
Ended: 2017-09-03
Network: WOWOW
Country: JP
Airs on: Sunday
Air time: 22:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
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.