Series synopsis
Care Worker Gang, also known as 任侠ヘルパー is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on Kansai TV on July 9, 2009. It ended on September 17, 2009. It stars Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Meisa Kuroki, Yui Natsukawa and Misako Yasuda.
Hikoichi is the boss of a yakuza family, "Tsubasa-kai". One day he receives a sudden order from the main branch of his family...only to become a helper at a senior care home. Regardless of this unbearable order, he reluctantly obeys to keep his chance of becoming an executive in the future. But he soon finds out that he was not the only yakuza working there. The yakuza helpers soon realize that the senior care home is full of flaws; the yakuzas confront a female president of the care house.
Premise
Hikoichi is the boss of a yakuza family, "Tsubasa-kai". One day he receives a sudden order from the main branch of his family...only to become a helper at a senior care home. Regardless of this unbearable order, he reluctantly obeys to keep his chance of becoming an executive in the future. But he soon finds out that he was not the only yakuza working there. The yakuza helpers soon realize that the senior care home is full of flaws; the yakuzas confront a female president of the care house.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Hikoichi Tsubasa
- Meisa Kuroki as Riko Yomogi
- Yui Natsukawa as Akira Hatori
- Misako Yasuda as Satsuki Horii
- Ken Matsudaira as Gensuke Takayama
- Shunji Igarashi as Goro Kurosawa
- Jutta Yuki as Masato Muguruma
- Takashi Ukaji as Kengo Nihonbashi
Supporting cast
- Osamu Mukai as Kazuki Nanami
- Ren Osugi as Yasuhiro Sonozaki
- Yusuke Yamamoto as Reiji Izumi
- Riisa Naka as Haruna Misora
- Yukiko Tachibana as Hiromi Matsubara
- Shintaro Yamada as Yosuke Oshima
- Manpei Takagi as Kensuke Koga
- Shinpei Takagi as Kosuke Koga
- Marie Kai as Yuka Togawa
- Aoi Nakabeppu as Yayoi Hino
- Maya Miura as Aiko Nomura
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | January 9, 2011 | November 17, 2012 |
| Season 1 | 11 | July 9, 2009 | September 17, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 9, 2011 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | November 17, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Amazing Transition from Yakuza to Elderly Caretaker!! | July 9, 2009 |
| 2 | Tears of a Stubborn Old Man | July 16, 2009 |
| 3 | Stopping Elder Abuse | July 23, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Kansai TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 9, 2009 |
| Last aired | September 17, 2009 |
| Status | Ended |