Series synopsis
Steel Frame, also known as 鉄の骨 is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on NHK on July 3, 2010. It ended on July 31, 2010. It stars Teppei Koike, Kosuke Toyohara, Asami Usuda and Cunning Takeyama.
Sharply revealing the issue of Japanese construction industry where bid-rigging was a common practice among the giants. After working diligently for three years at a construction site, Heita unwillingly transfers to a sales department where he becomes a part of the illegal collusion -- to limit open competition and obtain high-price public works within the colluding parties. He is torn from conducting unlawful action to save his company, yet deep inside wishing to abide by the law to follow his ...
Premise
Sharply revealing the issue of Japanese construction industry where bid-rigging was a common practice among the giants. After working diligently for three years at a construction site, Heita unwillingly transfers to a sales department where he becomes a part of the illegal collusion -- to limit open competition and obtain high-price public works within the colluding parties. He is torn from conducting unlawful action to save his company, yet deep inside wishing to abide by the law to follow his justice. What will his answer be?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Teppei Koike as Heita Tomishima
- Kosuke Toyohara as Yasuo Endo
- Asami Usuda as Moe Nomura
- Cunning Takeyama
- Atsuo Nakamura
- Takanori Jinnai as Soji Ogata
- Takashi Sasano
- Soichiro Kitamura
Supporting cast
- Akio Kaneda
- Takayuki Takuma
- Miyuki Matsuda
- Issey Takahashi
- Sayaka Kotani
- Kenichi Yajima
- Kotaro Shiga
- Daikichi Sugawara
- Minoru Tanaka
- Junpei Kusami
- Taisaku Akino
- Ichiro Shinjitsu
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 5 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | July 3, 2010 | July 31, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | July 3, 2010 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | July 10, 2010 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | July 17, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 3, 2010 |
| Last aired | July 31, 2010 |
| Status | ended |