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Hyoe Yamamoto

Samurai And Idiots – The Olympus Affair

Logline
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.
Talent
Hyoe Yamamoto
Role of participant
Director
Talent Lab
Doc Station 2014
Director
Hyoe Yamamoto
Producer
Luc Martin Gousset
Screenwriter
Hyoe Yamamoto
Status
finished
Year of production
2015
Running time
80 min
Genre
Documentary
Countries of Production
Japan , France , United Kingdom , Denmark , Germany , Sweden
Production Company
Point du Jour International
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Cast & Crew

Executive Producer
Nick Fraser
Producer
Luc Martin Gousset
Associate Producer
Deborah Barillas

Festivals and Awards

Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels 2016
Doc Edge 2016
Escales Documentaires of La Rochelle 2016
ZA-KOENJI Documentary Festival 2016
Asian Film Festival of Dallas 2016