Tetsu no Hone: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The thematic question of whether "necessary evil" is truly necessary is explored through Heita. Each character bringing with them their own morel dilemma. Tomishima Heita has worked for a mid-sized construction company for the past 4 years. He is sincere and enjoys working with construction sites. One day, he is transferred to the business affairs department. The role of the business affairs department is to obtain contracts with large organizations like public utilities. The department is jeered by other workers and often referred to as the collusion department. Workers in the business affairs department struggle to win a 200 billion yen public works project. Is collusion a necessary evil? Heita agonizes over this question. Nevertheless, he begins to enjoy his work and his company takes the lead in winning the large contract. Meanwhile, a special prosecution team looks into corruption involving politicians and Heita becomes a target.

Series details

• Title: Tetsu no Hone
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Legal
• Premiere date: 2020-04-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-05-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: WOWOW
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 60368
• IMDb ID: tt11322730
• TVDB ID: 380605

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-04-18; final listed air date 2020-05-16.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tetsu no Hone 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.