Hanzawa Naoki — Season 1, Episode 1: "Double Payback! A New Hero Rises Against Corrupt Bosses!! Can He Recover 500 Million? Battles Among Wives in Company Housing — Ambition or Friendship?"

Episode synopsis

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.

About 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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2"Shake Off the Boss’s False Accusation! Double Payback to the Villains"
• E3"Double Payback to the Damned Boss! Can the Subordinates be Saved from the Crisis!? A Traitor Appears"
• E4"Will It Be Tenfold Payback? Betrayal Between Boss and Subordinate"
• E5"Hanzawa Transfers?! A Battle for Survival"
• E6"From 500 Million to 12 Billion! Will There Be Double Payback in Tokyo? Hanzawa, Transferred to Headquarters, Battles a Huge Enemy!"
• E7"Hanzawa Kneels! A Desperate Crisis"
• E8"A Formidable Rival Appears! Losing Means A Transfer"
• E9"Final Battle! The Financial Services Agency Inspection with A Transfer on Line!!"
• E10"Will There Be 100-Fold Payback? Who Will Be The One Kneeling At The End! Shocking Conclusion!! Friendship or Betrayal?"