is a novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a movie in 1976 and then twice as a television mini-series in 1979 and 2009.

Relationship with actual events

*The main character Tadashi Iki is widely seen as based on the real life Ryuzo Sejima *However, in the work, Iki finally hits big success in oil business, whilst the actual Sejima attempts in the field ended as a major failure.

1976 film

is a 1976 Japanese film directed by Satsuo Yamamoto.

Cast

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- Tadashi Iki *

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- Isao Kawamata * Isao Yamagata - Ichizo Daimon *

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- Army Chief General of Kwantung Army *

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* Takashi Yamaguchi *

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* Shiho Fujimura * Ichirō Nakatani *

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- Detective * Jirō Tamiya - Tatsuzo Samejima *

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- Seizo Hisamatsu

Awards

1st

Hochi Film Award The are film-specific prizes awarded by the '' Hochi Shimbun''. Categories *Best Picture *Best International Picture *Best Animated Picture (since 2017) *Best Actor *Best Actress *Best Supporting Actor *Best Supporting Actress *Best New Artist ...

*Won: Best Supporting Actor -

31st

Mainichi Film Award The are a series of annual film awards, sponsored by Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan, since 1946. It is the first film festival in Japan. History The origins of the contest date back to 193 ...

*Won: Best Film *Won: Best Screenplay : Noboru Yamada

1979 TV series

Cast

* Mikijirō Hira - Tadashi Iki * Tomisaburo Wakayama - Ichizo Daimon *

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- Tatsuzo Samejima * Hideo Takamatsu - Tatsuya Satoi * Kimiko Ikegami - Naoko Iki *

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- Masaharu Tanigawa *

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- Seizo Hisamatsu *

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* Ayumi Ishida * Ichirō Murakoshi - Narrator

2009 TV series

Cast

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- Tadashi Iki *

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- Ichizo Daimon * Kenichi Endō - Tatsuzo Samejima * Ittoku Kishibe - Tatsuya Satoi *

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- Isao Kawamata * Emi Wakui - Yoshiko Iki *

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- Chisato Akitsu *

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- Pratt *

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- Naoko Iki *Sheryar Khan - Oil Company Manager *

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- Narrator

References

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* 1976 novels 1976 films 1979 Japanese television series debuts 1979 Japanese television series endings 2009 Japanese television series debuts 2010 Japanese television series endings Films based on Japanese novels Films directed by Satsuo Yamamoto Japanese drama television series Japanese television miniseries 1970s Japanese-language films Japanese novels adapted into films Television shows set in Japan Television shows set in Russia Fuji TV dramas Television shows based on Japanese novels 1970s Japanese films {{Japan-tv-prog-stub