Dark Suits: License to Live (2014)

Ryo Ichinose works as a salesperson for Hashiba Sales Service, a subsidiary of the mid-sized electronics manufacturer, Hashiba Electronics, which prides itself on its long history. One day, he is ordered to transfer to the company's headquarters. Why him when he has no strong points? Hashiba Electronics designs products which its subsidiary is responsible for manufacturing. The group's share of the market is now being lost to emerging foreign companies and it is in financial difficulty. The new company president, Kiyoomi Matsumoto, who has come from America, has his eye on Ryo's perseverance as a salesperson and intends to make a five-member team contemplate strategies to improve the management of the group. Ordered to submit a proposal, Ryo and the members head to Vietnam in search of ideas for cost-cutting measures. He finds out about a new business plan, a license business in Vietnam. However, he learns of the ongoing bribery behind the contract work between headquarters and subsidiary as a result of the license business. Ryo's former boss, Shinsuke Taki, is aware of this bribery, and had promised to keep quiet about it in exchange for a director's position at Hashiba Electronics. Determined to push through reforms in order to correct company's way of doing things and fulfill his own and the other members' dreams, Ryo gets close to a series of big hurdles stand in his way.