Series synopsis
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out, also known as 花咲舞が黙ってない is a Japanese drama comedy television series that premiered on Nippon TV on April 16, 2014. It stars Anne Watanabe, Mio Imada, Koji Yamamoto and Takaya Kamikawa.
Hanasaki Mai is but an ordinary employee of a bank, with zero diplomacy. She doesn't think twice about pointing out her boss' mistakes. Her job is to investigate any wrongdoings in the bank branches. She is the voice of the suppressed staff who are unable to go against their bosses. Her partner is the veteran staff, Soma Ken, whose career with the bank had reached a dead end, no promotions in sight. Together, they resolve all the non-compliance issues at the bank.
Premise
Hanasaki Mai is but an ordinary employee of a bank, with zero diplomacy. She doesn't think twice about pointing out her boss' mistakes. Her job is to investigate any wrongdoings in the bank branches. She is the voice of the suppressed staff who are unable to go against their bosses. Her partner is the veteran staff, Soma Ken, whose career with the bank had reached a dead end, no promotions in sight. Together, they resolve all the non-compliance issues at the bank.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Anne Watanabe as Mai Hanasaki
- Mio Imada as Mai Hanasaki
- Koji Yamamoto as Ken Soma
- Takaya Kamikawa as Ken Soma
- Kazuki Iio as Taichi Shibasaki
- Muga Tsukaji as Taichi Shibasaki
- Yū Kamio as Karashima Shinjiro
- Rinko Kikuchi as Reiko Shosenkyo
Supporting cast
- Katsuhisa Namase as Tsuyoshi Shindo
- Ren Osugi as Kozo Hanasaki
- Takaaki Enoki as Shinjiro Karashima
- Hiroki Narimiya as Keisuke Matsuki
- Jun Kaname as Heihachi Kimoto
- Masahiro Komoto as Naoki Kodama
- Ryo Ishibashi as Shogo Dojima
Guest cast
- Yoshino Kimura as Satoko Nakashima
- Yuichi Haba as Shunzo Yajima
- Kei Tanaka as Yuichi Sugita
- Kisuke Iida as Hayao Nitta
- Satoshi Jinbo as Sumio Suga
- Tomomi Maruyama as Katsumi Takeuchi
- Kenji Anan as Takahiro Kaneda
- Yasuhi Nakamura as Ginji Kadowaki
- Asami Katsura as Shiori Takamizawa
- Yasukaze Motomiya as Toshiharu Mikami
- Seto Saki as Ayana
- Keiko Toda as Keiko Nakamura
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 31 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | April 16, 2014 | June 18, 2014 |
| Season 2 | 11 | July 8, 2015 | September 16, 2015 |
| Season 3 | 10 | April 13, 2024 | June 15, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Mai joins Tokyo Daiichi Bank's internal inspection department, where she reunites with a former colleague. They head out for their first assignment. |
April 16, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Letters of protest from women who paid large sums to a suspicious marriage agency financed by the Aoyama Branch prompt Mai and Soma to investigate. |
April 23, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A delighted Mai looks forward to helping with bank teller duties at the Kamata Branch until she realizes how cruelly the branch manager treats others. |
April 30, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | July 8, 2015 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | July 15, 2015 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | July 22, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 13, 2024 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 20, 2024 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 27, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 16, 2014 |
| Last aired | June 15, 2024 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Schedule | Saturday at 21:00:00 |