Hanzawa Naoki
Seen it?2013 | 2 seasons | 54 min | Drama, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a small audience and a quick end and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 54 minutes, about 18 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
Not enough engagement data yet
Season by season
The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 12013 · 10 episodes · 9.1 out of 10Friday
20202020 · 10 episodes · 7.9 out of 10Saturday
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Cast & crew
Created by Jun Ikeido
- Masato SakaiNaoki Hanzawa
- Aya UetoHana Hanzawa
- Mitsuhiro OikawaShinobu Tomari
- Kento KakuMasahiro Moriyama
- Teruyuki KagawaAkira Owada
- Kinya KitaojiKen Nakanowatari
- Ainosuke KataokaShunichi Kurosaki
- Miku NatsumeMiku Natsume
- Michitaka TsutsuiShōta Nohara
- Noriko EguchiAkiko Shirai