Platinum Town

[Machine Translation] This Town Can Still Shine. Starring Yo Oizumi! A masterpiece of social drama depicting the way of life of a town mayor who takes on the challenge of restoring the town! --Tetsuro Yamazaki (Yo Oizumi), an elite trading company employee of Shii Trading Company, is invited to a class reunion by his childhood friend Kenji Kumazawa (Hiroyuki Hirayama). However, when he arrives in his hometown for the first time in many years, he finds that it has completely changed and is in the midst of a financial crisis. Kenji and others beg him to rebuild the town, and Tetsuro decides to take a leap of faith, quitting his job at his company to become the mayor of Midoribara Town. Tetsuro's former girlfriend, Erika Nakazato (Rei Dan), is simply astonished, while Yukio Kojima (Atsuro Watabe) of rival Toko Bussan learns of this and has an idea. The town of Midoribara has been pouring money into unprofitable public works projects since the bubble era, and is now 15 billion yen in debt. In order to save the town, Tetsuro comes up with a plan to "build a theme park for the elderly. Takezo Kamata (Akira Emoto), an old member of the town council, stands in the way of this unprecedented plan. Amidst a whirlwind of speculation, some see hope, others try to block it, but Tetsuro presses on toward the restoration of the town. Contains 5 episodes. Special booklet enclosed.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: unreleased scenes, interview with casts, event footage

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「この町は、まだ輝ける。」大泉洋主演! 町の復興に挑む町長の生き様を描いた社会派ドラマの傑作! ――四井商事のエリート商社マン・山崎鉄郎(大泉洋)は、幼なじみの熊沢健二(平山浩行)から同窓会に誘われる。しかし、久しぶりに降り立った故郷の緑原町はすっかり変わり果て、財政危機に追い込まれていた。健二らに町の再建を懇願された鉄郎は一念発起し、会社を辞め緑原町の町長に就任。鉄郎の元恋人・仲里恵里香(檀れい)はただただ驚き、また、ライバルである東光物産の児島由紀夫(渡部篤郎)はその事実を知りある考えを巡らせる。バブルの頃から収益の上がらない公共事業に金を注ぎ込み続け、150億円もの負債を抱えることになった緑原町。そんな町を救うべく鉄郎が考えたのは「老人のためのテーマパークを建設する」というプランだった。前代未聞の計画に、町会議員の古参・鎌田武造(柄本明)が立ちはだかる。希望を見出す者、阻もうとする者、さまざまな思惑が渦巻く中、鉄郎は町の復興に向けて突き進んでいく。全5話収録。特製ブックレット封入。

プラチナタウン撮影日記(未公開カットシーン収録)、キャストインタビュー(6名)、試写会舞台挨拶(札幌: 大泉洋、森崎博之)、試写会舞台挨拶(東京: 大泉洋、檀れい、渡部篤郎)