Hanzawa Naoki — Season 1, Episode 8: "A Formidable Rival Appears! Losing Means A Transfer"

Episode synopsis

Hanzawa (Masato Sakai) forces the hotel’s president to replace the chairman and sell assets, filling the financial gap. However, an IT vendor critical to the hotel’s new system, Narusen, faces bankruptcy. This threatens to convert 11 billion yen of investments into losses, endangering the recovery. Bank executives seek to remove Hanzawa from his role. A mock inspection pits Hanzawa against candidate Fukuyama (Jundai Yamada) in a competitive showdown. Meanwhile, investigator Kondo (Kenichi Takitoh) uncovers shocking truths while probing improper loans tied to the Tamiya electronics company.

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"
• 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"
• 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?"