---
title: "Hanzawa Naoki"
year: 2013
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/hanzawa-naoki-2013"
media_type: "tv"
tmdb_id: 55925
imdb_id: "tt2930136"
status: "Ended"
seasons_count: 2
episodes_count: 20
runtime_minutes: 54
community_rating: 8.3
vote_count: 92
content_rating: "NR"
---

# Hanzawa Naoki (2013) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/hanzawa-naoki-2013

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Hanzawa Naoki is a 2013 television drama and comedy series centered on the professional life of a loan manager working at the Osaka Nishi branch of Tokyo Central Bank. The narrative begins when the protagonist is compelled to approve a loan contract for 500 million yen to the Nishi Osaka Steel Company. Although the company appears to be financially stable, it is later revealed that they have been concealing significant debt through the use of fraudulent accounts. Three months after the loan is finalized, the company declares bankruptcy. This financial collapse triggers a conflict involving the bank branch manager, Asano. Described as an ambitious individual, Asano attempts to shift the responsibility for the failed loan onto Hanzawa. The series follows the subsequent developments as Hanzawa faces the fallout from this corporate deception and the internal politics of the banking institution. The show is categorized as a drama and comedy, documenting the consequences of the fraudulent loan and the professional challenges that arise for the main character within the Tokyo Central Bank.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A bank loan manager fights to clear his name after a massive corporate fraud scheme collapses."

### Why Watch
- high-stakes conflict
- engaging corporate intrigue

### Caveats & Content Note
- intense workplace pressure
- complex financial plot
- Tone & Suitability: The series features intense workplace conflict and themes of corporate deception.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: intense, corporate, suspenseful, dramatic

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Season Architecture & Lore Primers

### Season 1 (10 Episodes)
## Filler vs. Essential Episode Classifier

- **Total Tracked Episodes**: 20
- **Crucial Mytharc Episodes**: 6 (30%)
- **Character Core Episodes**: 14 (70%)
- **Side Quest / Filler Episodes**: 0 (0%)

## Creative Credits

- **Created by**: Jun Ikeido
- **Networks / Studios**: TBS

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Masato Sakai** as *Naoki Hanzawa*
- **Aya Ueto** as *Hana Hanzawa*
- **Mitsuhiro Oikawa** as *Shinobu Tomari*
- **Teruyuki Kagawa** as *Akira Owada*
- **Kinya Kitaoji** as *Ken Nakanowatari*
- **Ainosuke Kataoka** as *Shunichi Kurosaki*
- **Tsurube Shofukutei** as *Shinnosuke Hanzawa*
- **Hidekazu Akai** as *Kiyohiko Takeshita*
- **Kento Kaku** as *Masahiro Moriyama*
- **Takashi Ukaji** as *Mitsuru Higashida*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: Who is the protagonist?
The protagonist is Hanzawa Naoki, a loan manager at the Tokyo Central Bank.

### Q: What is the central conflict?
Hanzawa is blamed for a fraudulent loan contract after a company goes bankrupt.

### Q: Where does the story take place?
The story is set at the Osaka Nishi branch of Tokyo Central Bank.

### Q: Who is the branch manager?
The branch manager is a man named Asano.

### Q: What happens to the Nishi Osaka Steel Company?
The company is caught hiding debt and eventually goes bankrupt.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Hanzawa Naoki — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/55925)

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