Samurai and Idiots: The Olympus Affair

In October 2011, Michael Woodford was suddenly ousted as CEO of Olympus Corporation, a multi-billion dollar Japanese optical company. What followed was international media furor which exposed one of the biggest scandals in Japanese corporate history. The film chronicles the saga of egregious corporate malefactors and a doomed East-West clash.

Release Date

January 1, 2014

Status

Released

Original Title

Samurai and Idiots: The Olympus Affair

Runtime

1h 16min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Japanese

Production Companies

BBC