Akira and Akira: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Akira and Akira
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2017-07-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-09-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: WOWOW
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 52495
• IMDb ID: tt6823264
• TVDB ID: 329069

Cast and credited roles

• Osamu Mukai — Kaido Akira
• Takumi Saito — Yamazaki Akira

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-07-09; final listed air date 2017-09-03; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Akira and Akira on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.