Samurai and Idiots: The Olympus Affair

Samurai and Idiots: The Olympus Affair

76 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2014

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.

Samurai and Idiots: The Olympus Affair

76 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2014

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.
Producers BBC
Original title Samurai and Idiots: The Olympus Affair
Directors Hyōe Yamamoto
Writers Hyōe Yamamoto

Cast

Michael Woodford

as Himself