Hanzawa Naoki — Season 1, Episode 3: "Double Payback to the Damned Boss! Can the Subordinates be Saved from the Crisis!? A Traitor Appears"

Episode synopsis

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).

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?"
• E2"Shake Off the Boss’s False Accusation! Double Payback to the Villains"
• 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?"