Hanzawa Naoki

A young computer programmer working for an IT startup. Kei’c company is hired to overhaul the computer system of the securities firm where Hanzawa has been seconded. But Kei finds himself slowly drawn into a tale of intrigue and deceit.

Press conference to announce the production of "Naoki Hanzawa" held on July 12 (Sun). Speakers: Masato Sakai, Aya Ueto, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Ainosuke Kataoka, Mio Imada, Haruka Igawa, Matsuya Onoe, Ennosuke Ichikawa, Kinya Kitaoji, Teruyuki Kagawa.

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.

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?

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).

As retaliation for exposing financial fraud at his employer, Tokyo Chuo Banking Corporation, Hanzawa is transferred to one of its subsidiaries, Tokyo Central Securities. There, not only is he sidelined from any major projects, he also finds that his new coworkers resent people transferred from the bank. When a huge M&A project comes in, Tokyo Central jumps at the chance to put their rivals at Tokyo Chuo in their place… And so a new battle begins for the indomitable banker Naoki Hanzawa!

After Tokyo Chuo snatches a big deal out from under the nose of Tokyo Central, Hanzawa and his assistant Moriyama vow to get revenge. But when they approach the buyer, Cyber Acrobatics, they are met with a flat-out rejection. Next they talk to the president of Spiral, the company being acquired, only to be told that a mere subsidiary like Tokyo Central cannot be trusted. Hanzawa is left wondering if there’s no way of winning again the big bank…

Hanzawa declares open war against Tokyo Chuo when he becomes an official advisor to Spiral, which Cyber Acrobatics had been seeking to acquire. Although he manages to defend Spiral against the bank’s unfair acquisition plan, the company remains in a difficult situation. Then Hanzawa comes up with a plan to turn the tables on Tokyo Chuo. But one day inspectors from the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission suddenly show up at Central Securities, and Hanzawa finds himself face to face with his old nemesis Kurosaki. Hanzawa suspects that Tokyo Chuo is somehow behind the surprise audit…