Gilded Family (Part 1)

Author: [Japanese] Yasuko Yamasaki
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: The entire book is set in the financial world, genuinely reflecting the base and dark side of banks, as well as the corrupt and collusive behavior between bankers and politicians. It profoundly exposes the predatory nature of human society in a capitalist system. Masao Oman, the general manager of the Kobe Bank, appears to be a successful and respected banker on the surface, but secretly maintains mistresses and lives a debauched life with multiple women. He manipulates his daughter's marriage to high-ranking officials to establish crony relationships, aiming to achieve his ambition of merging with other banks. Masao's eldest son, Teppei, is a young and talented individual who borrows money to build blast furnaces, but because he looks so much like his grandfather, Masao suspects he is the product of an incestuous relationship between his wife and father, and cannot fully support him. To realize his ambitions, Masao designs a cunning trap, taking advantage of Teppei's company's financial difficulties, gradually leading him into a deep abyss.