Hanzawa Naoki
Hanzawa Naoki works as a loan manager at the Osaka Nishi branch of Tokyo Central Bank. One day, Hanzawa makes a loan contract for 500 million yen with Nishi Osaka Steel Company. Hanzawa didn't want to approve the loan, but he had to due to the branch manager's order. Nishi Osaka Steel Company seems financially stable, but the company actually hides massive amounts of debt through fraudulent accounts. The company is caught. Three months later, Nishi Osaka Steel Company goes bankrupt. The bank's branch manager is Asano. He is an ambitious man and tries to shift the blame to Hanzawa. Hanzawa then attends an inquiry about the loan failure at the bank's headquarters in Tokyo. Hanzawa denies fault and promises to retrieve the 500 million yen loan. He did this because it's the only way for Hanzawa to survive as a banker.
Overview
Hanzawa Naoki works as a loan manager at the Osaka Nishi branch of Tokyo Central Bank. One day, Hanzawa makes a loan contract for 500 million yen with Nishi Osaka Steel Company. Hanzawa didn't want to approve the loan, but he had to due to the branch manager's order. Nishi Osaka Steel Company seems financially stable, but the company actually hides massive amounts of debt through fraudulent accounts. The company is caught. Three months later, Nishi Osaka Steel Company goes bankrupt. The bank's branch manager is Asano. He is an ambitious man and tries to shift the blame to Hanzawa. Hanzawa then attends an inquiry about the loan failure at the bank's headquarters in Tokyo. Hanzawa denies fault and promises to retrieve the 500 million yen loan. He did this because it's the only way for Hanzawa to survive as a banker.
Ryutaro Kawashima
Producer
Episodes
1. "Double Payback! A New Hero Rises Against Corrupt Bosses!! Can He Recover 500 Million? Battles Among Wives in Company Housing — Ambition or Friendship?"
Hanzawa Naoki (Masato Sakai), the loan manager at Tokyo Chuo Bank’s Osaka West Branch, joined the bank during the bubble economy. Twenty years later, he is a central figure in its operations. His colleague and close friend since joining, Tomari Shinobu (Mitsuhiro Oikawa), often advises and supports him. At home, his cheerful and honest wife Hana (Aya Ueto) stands by him. One day, Branch Manager Asano (Kanji Ishimaru) orders him to secure a 500 million yen loan from Nishi Osaka Steel—with no collateral. Though this brings the branch its first excellence award, the company collapses three months later, revealing massive hidden debts and fraud. The bank loses the entire loan, and Asano shifts all blame to Hanzawa, backed by Executive Director Ōwada (Teruyuki Kagawa). As internal power struggles flare between old factions of the merged “mega-bank,” Hanzawa vows to recover the lost money—his only way to survive as a banker.
2. "Shake Off the Boss’s False Accusation! Double Payback to the Villains"
Hanzawa (Masato Sakai) of Tokyo Chuo Bank faces a 500 million yen bad loan after financing Nishi Osaka Steel. Determined to recover the funds at any cost, he discovers evidence suggesting the company’s collapse was a planned bankruptcy. Seeking help from Takashita Kiyohiko (Hidekazu Akai), president of Takashita Metals, which went bankrupt as a result, Hanzawa painstakingly uncovers that President Higashida (Takashi Ukaji) owns a hidden villa abroad worth 50 million yen. However, the National Tax Bureau also identifies the same property, sparking an intense confrontation between Hanzawa and Bureau Inspector Kurosaki (Ainosuke Kataoka). Where are Higashida’s hidden assets—and who will reach him and his companion Miki (Dan Mitsu) first, Hanzawa or Kurosaki?
3. "Double Payback to the Damned Boss! Can the Subordinates be Saved from the Crisis!? A Traitor Appears"
Hanzawa (Masato Sakai) races to recover the 500 million yen lost in the Nishi Osaka Steel loan, but the 50 million yen villa owned by Higashida (Takashi Ukaji) is seized by Tax Bureau inspector Kurosaki (Ainosuke Kataoka). Soon, an internal audit called *Sairyō Rinten* is launched—secretly arranged by Branch Manager Asano (Kanji Ishimaru) to make Hanzawa take the blame. The audit team, led by Ogiso (Yasuto Hida), sides with Asano. Meanwhile, Takashita (Hidekazu Akai) locates Tomura Takehiko (Jun Aisaka), owner of Higashida’s hideout, but he refuses to talk. Hanzawa’s wife Hana (Aya Ueto) befriends Asano’s wife Rie (Hiroko Nakajima) after a dinner meeting, unaware of the growing tensions. As incriminating evidence piles up, Hanzawa leaks details of the loan case to track down Higashida’s whereabouts—only to be stunned by who he finds with Higashida and Miki (Dan Mitsu).
Cast & Crew
Masato Sakai
Naoki Hanzawa
Aya Ueto
Hana Hanzawa
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Shinobu Tomari
Ainosuke Kataoka
Shunichi Kurosaki
Kento Kaku
Masahiro Moriyama
Miku Natsume
Miku Natsume
