"Ground Engineer" is adapted from Gao Xinnan's fascinating novel and tells the story of a high-risk real estate fraud game. The thrilling crime drama is directed by the versatile director Nobane, who has been eagerly awaiting the project that will star Tsuyoshi Ayano and Yuji Toyokawa. The story reveals an unprecedented series of crimes committed by a group of cunning land fraudsters who used real estate sales as bait to steal large sums of money. Real estate prices in Tokyo are soaring again. Takumi Tsukimoto (Tsuyoshi Ayano) meets Harrison Yamanaka (Yuji Toyokawa), the leader of the notorious real estate fraud ring. Together with informant Takeshita (Kazuo Kitamura), imposter recruiter Riko (Eiko Koike) and legal consultant Goto (Takashi Junichiro), Takumi assists in implementing real estate fraud as a negotiator. Their next target is an unprecedented case: a 10 billion yen real estate scam. As the scammers deftly wrestle with land owners and major developers eager to change land use, police are sparing no effort to hunt them down. At the same time, Tuohai's past and Harrison's unethical methods were gradually exposed. This...
