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MILLION DOLLAR MAN

億男

By Keishi OHTOMO

EMPHASIS VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED - as DISTR Airline, World

Drama - Completed 2018

After winning 300 million yen on the lottery, Kazuo consults a wealthy friend for advice. But he’s soon plunged into despair when he finds his winnings have disappeared as has his friend.

- Year of production
- 2018
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- JAPAN
- Languages
- JAPANESE
- Duration
- 116 mn
- Director(s)
- Keishi OHTOMO
- Cast
- Takeru SATOH, Issey TAKAHASHI
- Synopsis
- Kazuo’s (Satoh) younger brother has gone missing, leaving behind a massive debt. Left to settle the payment, Kazuo works two jobs in order to meet the demands of creditors. No longer having time to spend time with his family, his wife and daughter leave him.
  
  Life however suddenly takes a turn for the better when Kazuo is the lucky recipient of a 300-million-yen lottery win. Uneasy about the amount of money he has come into, he decides to consult his wealthy former college buddy Tsukumo (Takahashi) for advice.
  
  The pair discuss Kazuo’s newfound riches as well as ideas on how to win back his wife and daughter. The following day however Kazuo is plunged into despair when he discovers that not only have his winnings disappeared but so has his friend…