Shitamachi Rocket (Renzoku Drama W) [Blu-ray]

[Machine Translation] Still, the man decides to launch his dream. A film adaptation of Jun Ikeido's Naoki Prize-winning novel "Shitamachi Rocket"! A breathtaking social drama from the staff of "Flying Tires", which won the top prize at both the Commercial Broadcasting Union Awards and the ATP Awards! Without the patent, the rocket won't fly. This is a social humanistic drama for the new era, depicting a heated battle between a small and medium-sized company and a large corporation over a cutting-edge patent obtained by a local factory. Hiroshi Mikami plays Kohei Tsukuda, who used to be involved in rocket development as a researcher but now runs a small factory in his family's hometown; Atsuro Watabe plays Michio Zaimae, the head of the Aerospace Department of a large corporation who is in conflict with the main character over a patented rocket engine technology; Ryoko Kamiya, a lawyer who supports Tsukuda as a specialist in patent trials, is played by Shinobu Terajima; and Shinobu Ikemoto is the lead character. The talented cast includes Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Tsuyoshi Ayano, Natsuki Harada, Hidekazu Majima, Ken Mitsuishi, Chuntaro Koichi, Maki Mizuno, and Kazuyuki Furuya, and they painstakingly portray those who struggle between their dreams and reality. This moving story of people who weave their dreams for space with passion will surely remind us of the importance of having high aspirations, never giving up, and working hard with sincerity.

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それでも男は、夢を打ち上げると決めた――。 池井戸潤の直木賞受賞作『下町ロケット』を映像化! 民放連賞、ATP賞ともに最優秀賞に輝いた『空飛ぶタイヤ』のスタッフが贈る、息を呑む社会派ドラマ!! 「その特許がなければロケットは飛ばない――。」町工場が取得した最先端特許をめぐる、中小企業と大企業の熱き戦いを描いた新時代の社会派ヒューマンドラマ。 かつて研究者としてロケット開発に携わりながら、今は実家の小さな町工場を経営する主人公・佃航平に三上博史、ロケットエンジンの特許技術をめぐって主人公と相対する大企業の宇宙航空部部長・財前道生に渡部篤郎、特許裁判のスペシャリストとして佃を支える弁護士・神谷涼子に寺島しのぶ、ほか、池内博之、綾野剛、原田夏希、眞島秀和、光石研、小市慢太郎、水野真紀、古谷一行ら実力派キャストを迎え、夢と現実の間で戦い葛藤する者たちを丹念に描き出す。熱き情熱を胸に宇宙への夢を紡ぐ人々の感動の物語は、高い志を抱き、決して諦めず、誠実に努力を重ねることの大切さを改めて教えてくれるに違いない。