Kenji hit play on Season 1, Episode 1. The speakers crackled, and then the aggressive, stomping percussion of the opening theme filled the room. It was a sound that signaled war. On screen, the young Hanzawa stood in the dusty, oppressive atmosphere of Osaka Central Bank, his brow furrowed, eyes burning with a quiet, dangerous intensity.
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Hanzawa Naoki is a loan manager at the Osaka Nishi branch of Tokyo Central Bank. His troubles begin when his ambitious branch manager, Asano, forces him to approve an unsecured loan of a staggering 500 million yen to a company called Nishi Osaka Steel. The deal immediately goes sour when the company goes bankrupt in what appears to be a case of financial window dressing, leaving the bank with a massive loss. Naturally, Hanzawa is made the scapegoat. His superiors, who pressured him into making the loan, quickly turn their backs, placing all the blame solely on him. Kenji hit play on Season 1, Episode 1