Big Money!: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Big Money! is a human drama with a suspense twist about a young man who learns the tricks of the trade about stock exchange from a well-experienced investor. The backdrop of this story is the elaborate world of banking and the stock market. Shirato Norimichi lives off the money his parents send him, and his winnings at pachinko while waiting to find permanent employment. One day, Shirato is recruited by a mysterious elderly gentleman by the name of Kozuka Taihei. Shirato later finds out that the small, yet mild mannered Kozuka was once a legendary trader. Although clouded by the mystery surrounding Kozuka, Shirato begins to work for him. In time, Shirato finds himself being mesmerized by the wave of numbers of the market. Sometime later, Shirato learns Kozuka's real intentions...he wants to bankrupt one of the world's leading banks, Matsuba Bank. The two men of very different ages then try to go up against Matsuba and the elite bankers that work at the giant Matsuba such as Yamazaki Fumihiko.

Series details

• Title: Big Money!
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2002-04-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-06-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37266
• IMDb ID: tt1515978
• TVDB ID: 130241

Cast and credited roles

• Tomoya Nagase — Norimichi Shirato
• Fumiyo Kohinata — Taihei Kozuka

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-04-11; final listed air date 2002-06-27; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Big Money! 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.