Kanryotachi no Natsu
Drama
官僚たちの夏 2009/07/05
Character count95,985
Word count42,186
Unique words5,216
Words (1-occurrence)2,524
Unique kanji1,365
Kanji (1-occurrence)236
Difficulty beta Hard
Episodes10

It is 1956, and Japan has officially declared the “post-war” period over. In the decade or so that will follow, the country will grow to be the second largest economy in the world. But what was the driving force behind this economic miracle? This drama depicts the intense drama and battles played out among Japan’s leading bureaucrats in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, focusing on Shingo Kazakoshi, the man dubbed “Mr. MITI” who selflessly and utterly devoted himself to his country’s industrial development.

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Episode 1
Character count11,373
Word count4,513
Unique words1,498
Words (1-occurrence)902
Unique kanji733
Kanji (1-occurrence)239
Difficulty beta Hard
Episode 2
Character count9,570
Word count4,214
Unique words1,287
Words (1-occurrence)775
Unique kanji664
Kanji (1-occurrence)240
Difficulty beta Hard
Episode 3
Character count9,849
Word count4,292
Unique words1,284
Words (1-occurrence)790
Unique kanji647
Kanji (1-occurrence)235
Difficulty beta Hard
Episode 4
Character count9,964
Word count4,461
Unique words1,324
Words (1-occurrence)833
Unique kanji696
Kanji (1-occurrence)270
Difficulty beta Very hard
Episode 5
Character count9,361
Word count4,019
Unique words1,249
Words (1-occurrence)799
Unique kanji656
Kanji (1-occurrence)242
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 6
Character count10,057
Word count4,570
Unique words1,353
Words (1-occurrence)841
Unique kanji690
Kanji (1-occurrence)248
Difficulty beta Expert
Episode 7
Character count8,809
Word count3,976
Unique words1,184
Words (1-occurrence)742
Unique kanji614
Kanji (1-occurrence)216
Difficulty beta Hard
Episode 8
Character count9,984
Word count4,460
Unique words1,326
Words (1-occurrence)818
Unique kanji683
Kanji (1-occurrence)234
Difficulty beta Very hard
Episode 9
Character count9,227
Word count4,157
Unique words1,259
Words (1-occurrence)761
Unique kanji655
Kanji (1-occurrence)210
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 10
Character count7,791
Word count3,524
Unique words1,105
Words (1-occurrence)724
Unique kanji669
Kanji (1-occurrence)282
Difficulty beta Hard