Operation Z: Destruction of Japan, No Delay (2020) [Ep 1 – 4]

Profile

• Drama: Operation Z: Destruction of Japan, No Delay (literal title)
• Romaji: Opereshon Z: Nihon Hametsu, Mattanashi
• Japanese: オペレーションＺ ～日本破滅、待ったなし～

• Director: Shosuke Murakami
• Writer: Jin Mayama (novel), Takeharu Sakurai
• Network: WOWOW
• Episodes: 6
• Release Date: March 15 – April 19, 2020
• Runtime: Sunday 22:00-23:00
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

The financial health of Japan has fallen into a crisis. The country has accumulated more than 1 quadrillion yen of debt. Prime Minister Takamori Ejima (Masao Kusakari) gathers 4 elite finance bureaucrats and tells them for the benefit of Japan’s future, they need to reduce the country’s annual expenditure in half. The 4 elite finance bureaucrats work under the name of Operation Z and tackles the almost impossible mission of reducing the nation’s annual expenditure by 50%.