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| Naoki Hanzawa | |
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| Written by | Jun Ikeido Yatsu Hiroyuki |
| Directed by | Fukuzawa Katsuo Takayoshi Tanazawa |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Takayuki Hattori |
| Composer | Takayuki Hattori |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 46–92 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TBS |
| Release | July 7, 2013 – September 27, 2020 |
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Naoki Hanzawa (Japanese: 半沢直樹, Hepburn: Hanzawa Naoki) is a 2013 and 2020 Japanese television series by Japanese broadcaster TBS based on the Hanzawa Naoki series of novels by Jun Ikeido.[1] It follows the story of Naoki Hanzawa, a banker working for the largest bank in Japan, Tokyo Chuo Bank. He faces numerous obstacles from upper management as he climbs his way up the ranks. The show explores the toxic workplace culture in Japan in term of scapegoating; bullying and unfair seniority within the company's hierarchy. The show received consistently high ratings: the final episode of Season 1 reached 42.2% of viewers in the Kanto area, the highest figure for a drama in the Heisei Era.[2][3]
The show's popularity in viewer polls achieved the highest rating in three decades of Japanese television drama.[4][5][6][7]
Following its success as the most-watched series in Japan, Hanzawa Naoki made was broadcast overseas in Taiwan and Hong Kong, as well as Jamaica[8] and the Marshall Islands.[8] It was also distributed by Japan Foundation in some Latin American countries[9] such as Mexico[8][10][11] and Paraguay,[8][12] dubbed in Spanish. In Brazil, the series are dubbed in Brazilian and aired via Band TV starts 19 January 2024.
A second season was announced in 2019, scheduled for the spring of 2020.[13] Due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, the series broadcast and filming was postponed.[14] The second season premiered in Japan beginning in July 2020 and consisted of 10 episodes.[15]
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- ^ 「半沢直樹」最終回の平均視聴率４２・２％ 平成の歴代ドラマで１位. Zakzak (in Japanese). Sankei Digital. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
- ^ Blair, Gavin J. (24 September 2013). "Season Finale of Show About Bankers Draws Japan's Highest Drama Ratings in 30 Years". The Hollywood Reporter. Tokyo: Valence Media. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ Blair, Gavin J. "Japanese Hit Drama 'Hanzawa Naoki' Sells to Hong Kong, Taiwan". The Hollywood Reporter. Valence Media. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ Aquino, Faith. "Popular TV drama tells story of bank employee that fights back". Japan Daily Press. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ "Japanese hit drama 'Hanzawa Naoki' premieres in Taiwan". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ "Japanese hit show 'Hanzawa Naoki' ..." China Post. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Japanese TV Broadcasting Abroad". Japan Foundation. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Naoki Hanzawa". Japón en la TV. Japan Foundation.
- ^ "¡Regresa NAOKI HANZAWA a Trecevisión Yucatán!". Japón en la TV (Facebook). Japan Foundation. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "¿Sabían que ya pueden disfrutar de NAOKI HANZAWA por Canal 28 Nuevo León?". Japón en la TV (Facebook). Japan Foundation. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "J-Drama #NaokiHanzawa Domingos 13:00 hs por #Paravision 🖥️👀". Doramas en Paraguay FC (Facebook). 13 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "2020年4月期TBS日曜劇場に、あの「半沢直樹」が帰ってくる! 主演:堺雅人 平成の30年間に放送されたドラマで最終回42.2%の視聴率を弾き出し、堂々の1位に輝いた驚異のドラマが令和の時代に再び登場!". TBS. 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Yusuke Miyata; Kenro Kuroda; Takahiro Kawamura (7 April 2020). "Japanese TV faces real-life drama of staying on air amid virus". The Asahi Shimbun / Asia & Japan Watch. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Hanzawa Naoki Season 2, retrieved 2020-08-28