Hanzawa Naoki — Season 1, Episode 2: "Shake Off the Boss’s False Accusation! Double Payback to the Villains"

Episode synopsis

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?

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

• E1"Double Payback! A New Hero Rises Against Corrupt Bosses!! Can He Recover 500 Million? Battles Among Wives in Company Housing — Ambition or Friendship?"
• 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?"