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Manpyo Daisuke is the owner and president of Hanshin Bank which is ranked in tenth place in terms of volume of deposits at a time when Japan is enjoying rapid economic growth after World War II. He heads the Manpyo group of companies which manages many businesses including Hanshin Steel, Manpyo Real Estate, Manpyo Trading and Manpyo Warehouses in addition to Hanshin Bank. The family has gained wealth and power through family connections in Kansai’s business circles. When Daisuke obtains information from his eldest daughter Ichiko’s husband Mima Ataru, who is an elite Ministry of Finance official, that the move to restructure the city’s banks is gathering momentum, he plots a merger with a major bank to ensure Hanshin Bank survives. The Manpyo family includes Daisuke’s wife Yasuko; eldest son Teppei, who is the senior managing director of Hanshin Steelworks; second son Ginpei who works at Hanshin Bank; second daughter Fujiko and third daughter Mitsuko and long-