Shitamachi Rocket (2015)
下町ロケット
Overview
Tsukuda Kohei was once a researcher with the Aerospace and Science Exploration Agency and now runs Tsukuda Industries, a small factory which was left by his father. Although his relationship with his teenage daughter Rina is somewhat strained, business at Tsukuda Industries has gradually started to improve. But Tsukuda puts too much effort into his dream of developing a rocket engine and business declines little by little. One day, a major client suddenly declares that it is dropping Tsukuda Industries. Then, Tsukuda Industries gets sued by a big rival company, Nakashima Industries, for patent infringement. Tsukuda Industries’ reputation is hurt and financing from banks is also in a desperate situation. In the midst of this, Teikoku Heavy Industries, one of Japan’s leading corporations, offers to buy a patent which Tsukuda Industries possesses for 2 billion yen
Where to watch Shitamachi Rocket
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What is Shitamachi Rocket about?
Tsukuda Kohei was once a researcher with the Aerospace and Science Exploration Agency and now runs Tsukuda Industries, a small factory which was left by his father. Although his relationship with his teenage daughter Rina is somewhat strained, business at Tsukuda Industries has gradually started to improve. But Tsukuda puts too much effort into his dream of developing a rocket engine and business declines little by little. One day, a major client suddenly declares that it is dropping Tsukuda Industries. Then, Tsukuda Industries gets sued by a big rival company, Nakashima Industries, for patent infringement. Tsukuda Industries’ reputation is hurt and financing from banks is also in a desperate situation. In the midst of this, Teikoku Heavy Industries, one of Japan’s leading corporations, offers to buy a patent which Tsukuda Industries possesses for 2 billion yen Shitamachi Rocket is a Drama series, first aired on 2015-10-18, 2 seasons and 21 episodes.
Is Shitamachi Rocket worth watching?
TMDB users rate Shitamachi Rocket 7.9 out of 10 from 16 ratings. It is widely liked by viewers.
Where can I watch Shitamachi Rocket?
In Japan, Shitamachi Rocket streams on Hulu and U-NEXT and can be rented from Amazon Video. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Cast
- Hiroshi Abe as Kohei Tsukuda
- Soko Wada as Haruki Ehara
- Ken Yasuda as Mitsuhiko Yamasaki
- Tao Tsuchiya as Rina Tsukuda
- Hiroki Konno as Shigeru Sakota
- Tomoya Nakamura as Shohei Asagi
- Miki Maya as Saya Izumi
- Koji Kikkawa as Michio Zaizen
- Yusuke Yamada as Ikuma Honda
- Tetsuya Sugaya as Tomoyuki Ueshima
- Rio Kanno as Nanao Sakamoto
- Toru Baba as Hiroki Kashiwada
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