Kanryotachi no Natsu
Drama
官僚たちの夏
2009/07/05
Speech duration
5h 45min
Word count41,696
Unique words5,785
Words (1-occurrence)2,845
Unique kanji1,368
Kanji (1-occurrence)234
Difficulty beta
Hard
Speech speed
357
Episodes10
External Rating
60 %

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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Genres
Drama
Subdecks
Episode 1
Speech duration
41min
Word count4,993
Unique words1,503
Words (1-occurrence)941
Unique kanji733
Kanji (1-occurrence)239
Difficulty beta
Hard
Speech speed
354
Episode 2
Speech duration
33min
Word count4,040
Unique words1,298
Words (1-occurrence)835
Unique kanji664
Kanji (1-occurrence)240
Difficulty beta
Hard
Speech speed
362
Episode 3
Speech duration
33min
Word count4,166
Unique words1,286
Words (1-occurrence)796
Unique kanji647
Kanji (1-occurrence)235
Difficulty beta
Hard
Speech speed
363
Episode 4
Speech duration
36min
Word count4,302
Unique words1,341
Words (1-occurrence)875
Unique kanji696
Kanji (1-occurrence)270
Difficulty beta
Expert
Speech speed
349
Episode 5
Speech duration
32min
Word count3,962
Unique words1,237
Words (1-occurrence)807
Unique kanji656
Kanji (1-occurrence)242
Difficulty beta
Hard
Speech speed
372
Episode 6
Speech duration
35min
Word count4,493
Unique words1,357
Words (1-occurrence)876
Unique kanji690
Kanji (1-occurrence)248
Difficulty beta
Hard
Speech speed
373
Episode 7
Speech duration
32min
Word count3,879
Unique words1,185
Words (1-occurrence)767
Unique kanji614
Kanji (1-occurrence)216
Difficulty beta
Hard
Speech speed
354
Episode 8
Speech duration
37min
Word count4,370
Unique words1,346
Words (1-occurrence)860
Unique kanji683
Kanji (1-occurrence)234
Difficulty beta
Hard
Speech speed
343
Episode 9
Speech duration
33min
Word count4,079
Unique words1,263
Words (1-occurrence)793
Unique kanji655
Kanji (1-occurrence)210
Difficulty beta
Expert
Speech speed
360
Episode 10
Speech duration
29min
Word count3,412
Unique words1,110
Words (1-occurrence)736
Unique kanji669
Kanji (1-occurrence)282
Difficulty beta
Hard
Speech speed
335