Yugo The Negotiator — Season 1
Negotiation means, you turn words into weapons.
About this season
Beppu Yuugo is the world's most successfull negotiator. His only weapons are words. Yuugo doesn't kill people. Neither does he threaten them with brute violence. With rich knowledge and a calm judgement, he believes in the humans inside them. Doing only that he has managed many dangerous negotiations successfully until now. Now two of the many episodes have been chosen very carefully, one taking place in Russia, the other one in Pakistan. In the burning desert and the freezing Siberia Yuugo begins his negotiations.
Episodes (13)
1. Negotiator
5.5Aired 24 February 2004 • 25 min
Yuugo, a hostage negotiator from Japan, is enlisted by a young woman named Mayuko Iwase whose father has been taken hostage by a warlord in Pakistan. The previous negotiator, hired by her father's employer, was killed when negotiations broke down due to military intervention.
2. Decision
5.5Aired 2 March 2004 • 25 min
Yuugo continues preparations in Pakistan. Before his departure, he was given a lead on a an Sheik who may be willing to assist him in making contact with the warlord holding Mayuko's father. Following a chance encounter, Yuugo frees a young woman being kept as a slave by a band of travellers.
3. Contact
5.5Aired 9 March 2004 • 25 min
Yuugo updates Mayuko on his progress by radio. The military intercept the transmission and take an interest in the expedition. Taking refuge in a cave from a searching helicopter, Yuugo and the young woman who is now following him are discovered by a Daku patrol.
4. Warrior
6.5Aired 16 March 2004 • 25 min
Yuugo has been sentenced to death by the Daku. They tie him to a stone and leave him to his fate in the noon sun. Knowing that Yusuf Ali is watching, Yuugo resolves to demonstrate to Ali that he is a warrior with whom he should negotiate.
5. Trust
6.5Aired 23 March 2004 • 25 min
Having gained the trust of Yusuf Ali, Yuugo must now contact Mayuko once again to arrange the randsom funds. Knowing that a further radio transmission will draw the military to the Daku camp, he persuades Ali that the camp must be evacuated.
6. Promise
5.5Aired 30 March 2004 • 25 min
7. Exiled Aristocrat - Immigrants
5.5
8. Deal - Business
5.5
9. Official Document - Materials
5.5
10. Extreme Cold - Maros
5.5
11. Interrogation
5.5Aired 4 May 2004 • 25 min
12. The Mystery of the Ring
5.5Aired 11 May 2004 • 25 min
13. For Nadenka
5.5Aired 18 May 2004 • 25 min