TV series
The Trading Company
1980, Japanese, on NHK.
An economic drama depicting the struggle and collapse of a Japanese general trading company. The US branch president of a trading company challenges Japan's internal power struggle and the North American oil market.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Episode length
- 70 min
- Status
- Ended in 1980
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Latest episode
S1 E4: Episode 4
Aired 13 December 1980
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Tsutomu YamazakiJiro Uesugi · 4 ep
- Masako NatsumeMaki Matsuyama · 4 ep
- Sengoro ShigeyamaKeijiro Ohashi · 4 ep
- Kei SatōShigeru Yasuda · 4 ep
- Nobuo NakamuraMikio Hamashima · 4 ep
- Akira YamanouchiTakenori Kawai · 4 ep
- Leo MorimotoJunichi Kimura · 4 ep
- Aki MizusawaKaoru Yashiro · 4 ep
- Tamao NakamuraMura Kajii · 4 ep
- Hiroshi KatsunoShuji Sekine · 4 ep
Details
- First aired
- 5 December 1980
- Last aired
- 13 December 1980
- Network
- NHK
- Original title
- ザ・商社
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Miniseries
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The Trading Company: quick answers
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How many seasons of The Trading Company are there?
The Trading Company has 1 season and 4 episodes, about 70 minutes each.
Is The Trading Company finished?
Yes. The Trading Company ended in 1980, so you can watch the whole story.
Which OTT platform is The Trading Company on?
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