Series synopsis
Roosevelt Game, also known as ルーズヴェルト・ゲーム is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on TBS on April 27, 2014. It ended on June 22, 2014. It was created by Jun Ikeido. It stars Toshiaki Karasawa, Hirai Rio, Asuka Kudo and Rei Dan.
Based on the same-titled novel by Ikeido Jun (the writer of Hanzawa Naoki series), the drama unfolds against a backdrop of economic recession. Hosokawa Mitsuru is the current president of the core-precision tools manufacturing company, Aoshima. He was personally recruited from another company by the company's founder, Aoshima Takeshi. Needless to say, this move was not well-favored by the existing management who themselves were vying for the job. Not long after Mitsuru joined the company, the gl ...
Premise
Based on the same-titled novel by Ikeido Jun (the writer of Hanzawa Naoki series), the drama unfolds against a backdrop of economic recession. Hosokawa Mitsuru is the current president of the core-precision tools manufacturing company, Aoshima. He was personally recruited from another company by the company's founder, Aoshima Takeshi. Needless to say, this move was not well-favored by the existing management who themselves were vying for the job. Not long after Mitsuru joined the company, the global financial crisis caused the economy to slump, and Aoshima was certainly not exempted from the ill-effects of the slump, which was accentuated by fierce competition within the industry.
Realising that he needs to stem the company's cashflow crisis, Mitsuru proposes to sell the company's baseball club. However, his proposal is opposed by all the other top management, especially Sasai Kotaro, a long-serving employee who feels that he should have been promoted to President instead of Mitsuru. Mikami Fumio, who is the baseball club's manager, also tries to foil Mitsuru's plans of selling the club. Amidst all the enmity of the long-serving management, and also sabotage from a rival company, Mitsuru has to find a way to save the company from its downfall...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Toshiaki Karasawa as 细川充
- Hirai Rio
- Asuka Kudo
- Rei Dan
- Toru Tezuka
- Teruyuki Kagawa
- Kanji Ishimaru
- Kazuya Kojima
Supporting cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | April 27, 2014 | June 22, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miracle reversal game! Tearful game!! A touching story | April 27, 2014 |
| 2 | Tearful determination! False charge | May 4, 2014 |
| 3 | Great reversal of colleague and tear! Bankruptcy crisis even great reversal? | May 11, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 27, 2014 |
| Last aired | June 22, 2014 |
| Runtime | 54 minutes |
| Status | ended |