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The Waste Land

The Waste Land

20096.31 Season19 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Iki Tadashi is a military leader named who was captured by the Soviets during World War II. Treated as a war criminal, he was sentenced to many years of labor in a harsh Siberian detention camp. After 11 years of imprisonment, he is released. He returns to Japan and begins readjusting to life as a civilian, rejecting an offer from his former colleague to work on a defense project. Tadashi has decided to never involve himself in war again, much to the joy of his family. Instead, he attempts to set off on a new path working at a major trading company. --Tokyograph

Created by Atsuko Hashibe
Written by Atsuko Hashibe, Toyoko Yamasaki
Produced by Sosuke Osabe, Kazuyuki Shimizu
NetworksFuji TV

Top Cast

Toshiaki Karasawa

Toshiaki Karasawa

Tadashi Iki

Emi Wakui

Emi Wakui

Yoshiko Iki

Koyuki

Koyuki

Chisato Akitsu

Mikako Tabe

Mikako Tabe

Naokko Iki

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Ichizo Daimon

Kenichi Endo

Kenichi Endo

Tatsumi Sameshima

Yuki Amami

Yuki Amami

Beniko Hamanaka

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

Tatsuya Satoi

Atsuo Nakamura

Atsuo Nakamura

Noritake Akitsu

Yutaka Takenouchi

Yutaka Takenouchi

Shinichiro Hyodo

Themes & Keywords

businessmanfamily

About The Waste Land

The Waste Land is a drama, family series that first aired in 2009 exploring themes of businessman, family. Created by Atsuko Hashibe, it stars Toshiaki Karasawa, Emi Wakui, Koyuki. Iki Tadashi is a military leader named who was captured by the Soviets during World War II. Treated as a war criminal, he was sentenced to many years of labor in a harsh Siberian detention camp. After 11 years of imprisonment, he is released. He returns to Japan and begins readjusting to life as a civilian, rejecting an offer from his former colleague to work on a defense project. Tadashi has decided to never involve himself in war again, much to the joy of his family. Instead, he attempts to set off on a new path working at a major trading company. --Tokyograph

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