BG: Personal Bodyguard

BG: Personal Bodyguard

BG〜身辺警護人〜

Bodyguards who protect people unarmed. An intense drama where the thoughts and emotions of people interweave.

Ended First aired 18/Jan/2018 Japan Japanese 2 season(s) 16 episode(s)
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Akira Shimazaki (Takuya Kimura) lives with his middle school student son. He used to work as a bodyguard, but, due to an incident, he now works as a security guard at a construction site. The private security company where he works establishes a new bodyguard division. Hiding his past as a bodyguard, Akira Shimazaki begins work as a novice bodyguard.
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Season 2 · Season 2
7 episode(s) · Air date: 18/Jun/2020
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KICKS, the private security company, where Akira Shimazaki works is sold to a large company. New leadership at KICKS is laser-focused on making a profit, leaving Shimazaki unhappy. To stay true to his belief of protecting the weak, he quits his job at the private security company. Akira Shimazaki begins to work for himself as a private bodyguard.

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KICKS, the private security company, where Akira Shimazaki works is sold to a large company. New leadership at KICKS is laser-focused on making a profit, leaving Shimazaki unhappy. To stay true to his belief of protecting the weak, he quits his job at the private security company. Akira Shimazaki begins to work for himself as a private bodyguard.

S2E7
Episode 7
Air date: 30/Jul/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
Summary

Akira meets President Ryu in secret to discuss the recent, troubling police activity. Despite being rivals, the two reach a surprising arrangement.

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Akira meets President Ryu in secret to discuss the recent, troubling police activity. Despite being rivals, the two reach a surprising arrangement.

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S2E6
Episode 6
Air date: 23/Jul/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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A restaurant owner asks Akira for protection from a malicious landlord threatening to evict her. Dr. Kasamatsu can't shake a troubling memory.

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A restaurant owner asks Akira for protection from a malicious landlord threatening to evict her. Dr. Kasamatsu can't shake a troubling memory.

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Episode 5
Air date: 16/Jul/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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After someone mugs Seitaro's girlfriend Nagiko, Akira learns that she's been dodging a stalker for months. He and Masaya agree to watch over her.

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After someone mugs Seitaro's girlfriend Nagiko, Akira learns that she's been dodging a stalker for months. He and Masaya agree to watch over her.

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Episode 4
Air date: 09/Jul/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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Akira receives an urgent request for help from a surprising client. Mayu's coworkers don't like the extra attention she's getting from President Ryu.

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Akira receives an urgent request for help from a surprising client. Mayu's coworkers don't like the extra attention she's getting from President Ryu.

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Episode 3
Air date: 02/Jul/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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To protect her hospital's reputation, Dr. Kasamatsu asks Akira to guard her new patient, an investor whose shady tactics attracted a violent reprisal.

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To protect her hospital's reputation, Dr. Kasamatsu asks Akira to guard her new patient, an investor whose shady tactics attracted a violent reprisal.

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Episode 2
Air date: 25/Jun/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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Akira's new business attracts more attention from his colleagues. Later, he receives a big job: protecting Ema Morio, a talented but troubled pianist.

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Akira's new business attracts more attention from his colleagues. Later, he receives a big job: protecting Ema Morio, a talented but troubled pianist.

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S2E1
Episode 1
Air date: 18/Jun/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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After the Kicks Guard team attracts some favorable press coverage, Akira receives a letter requesting his help from a man convicted of manslaughter.

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After the Kicks Guard team attracts some favorable press coverage, Akira receives a letter requesting his help from a man convicted of manslaughter.

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Season 1 · Season 1
9 episode(s) · Air date: 18/Jan/2018
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A retired bodyguard pretends to be a novice when his humble security company decides to implement a new bodyguard division.

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A retired bodyguard pretends to be a novice when his humble security company decides to implement a new bodyguard division.

S1E9
Episode 9
Air date: 15/Mar/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
Summary

Aiko agrees to tell the truth about Murata's death on live TV to clear his name. But before it can happen, Murata's family finds itself in danger.

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Aiko agrees to tell the truth about Murata's death on live TV to clear his name. But before it can happen, Murata's family finds itself in danger.

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Episode 8
Air date: 08/Mar/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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After Murata is unfairly accused, the team works hard to clear his name. Meanwhile, Akira gets a warning that someone might be trying to silence him.

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After Murata is unfairly accused, the team works hard to clear his name. Meanwhile, Akira gets a warning that someone might be trying to silence him.

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Episode 7
Air date: 01/Mar/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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Akira agrees to guard his ex-wife Hitomi but tries to draw a line between his personal and professional life. A dinner date takes an unexpected turn.

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Akira agrees to guard his ex-wife Hitomi but tries to draw a line between his personal and professional life. A dinner date takes an unexpected turn.

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Episode 6
Air date: 22/Feb/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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Akira's new client is former prime minister Samejima. Just when he and his team start their assignment, Samejima's granddaughter is almost abducted.

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Akira's new client is former prime minister Samejima. Just when he and his team start their assignment, Samejima's granddaughter is almost abducted.

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Episode 5
Air date: 15/Feb/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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Ex-soccer player Junya Kono is the reason Akira left his job. But when Junya hires Akira for a new assignment, the team must uncover his true motives.

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Ex-soccer player Junya Kono is the reason Akira left his job. But when Junya hires Akira for a new assignment, the team must uncover his true motives.

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Episode 4
Air date: 08/Feb/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Aiko Tachihara asks Akira's team to guard her during a secret meeting away from her official security detail.

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Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Aiko Tachihara asks Akira's team to guard her during a secret meeting away from her official security detail.

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Episode 3
Air date: 01/Feb/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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The bodyguards get a call from the manager of a famous celebrity. Akira and Takanashi must safely deliver her a "bonus" of 100 million yen.

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The bodyguards get a call from the manager of a famous celebrity. Akira and Takanashi must safely deliver her a "bonus" of 100 million yen.

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Episode 2
Air date: 25/Jan/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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Someone starts a fire at the house of human rights advocate Judge Yukinaga. The judge hires Akira and his team of bodyguards to protect his family.

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Someone starts a fire at the house of human rights advocate Judge Yukinaga. The judge hires Akira and his team of bodyguards to protect his family.

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S1E1
Episode 1
Air date: 18/Jan/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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Security guard Akira Shimazaki is asked by his boss to join the company’s newly created bodyguard division. But his past threatens to ruin everything.

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Security guard Akira Shimazaki is asked by his boss to join the company’s newly created bodyguard division. But his past threatens to ruin everything.

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Takuya Kimura
Takuya Kimura
Akira Shimazaki
Yosuke Eguchi
Yosuke Eguchi
Yoshiaki Ochiai
Takumi Saitoh
Takumi Saitoh
Masaya Takanashi
Nanao
Nanao
Mayu Suganuma
Shotaro Mamiya
Shotaro Mamiya
Seitaro Sawaguchi
Toru Nakamura
Toru Nakamura
Kōmei Ryū
Takaya Kamikawa
Takaya Kamikawa
Goro Murata
Mikako Ichikawa
Mikako Ichikawa
Takako Kasamatsu
Yuriko Ishida
Yuriko Ishida
Aiko Tachihara
Masanobu Katsumura
Masanobu Katsumura
Kenzō Omata
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Junya Kouno
Shunsuke Michieda
Shunsuke Michieda
Kojirō Nakashima
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Shigenobu Imazeki
Kanau Tanaka
Kanau Tanaka
Shun Shimazaki
Takashi Ukaji
Takashi Ukaji
Osamu Hikawa
Shinnosuke Abe
Shinnosuke Abe
Harutaka Kiyota
Masami Horiuchi
Masami Horiuchi
Eiichi Igarashi
Ozuno Nakamura
Ozuno Nakamura

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Gō Shichitaka
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Jôta Tsunehiro
Jôta Tsunehiro
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Satoko Uchiyama
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Risa Takami
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Seiji Kawashima
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Sōei Hamada
Sōei Hamada
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Takahito Akiyama
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Yoshihiko Yamamoto
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Yumiko Miwa
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Yu Takami
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Marie Kiyone
Music Supervisor
Yumiko Inoue
Yumiko Inoue
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