Hanzawa Naoki (半沢直樹)

In order to recover the 500-million yen loan defrauded by

Nishi Osaka Steel President Higashida,

Hanzawa was probing into the existence of a hidden account.

In the process, he discovered that Asano,

his superior, was connected to Higashida.

Asano was the one who was pulling all the strings in the background.

In order to find proof and recover the 500 million,

Hanzawa approached Higashida's mistress, Miki,

and asked for her cooperation. However...

Hanzawa-han. We're screwed.

President of the now bankrupt Takeshita Kogyo Takeshita Kiyohiko

That woman, of all people, jumped ship to the Taxation Bureau!

So you're sure there's proof of

the hidden account somewhere in that house?

If push comes to shove, he said he'd hand them to me

Higashida's mistress Fujisawa Miki

and for me to escape with them.

Contact the enforcement team! We're searching his house first thing in the morning!

Keep your promise to let me slide.

It appears you coaxed away quite a bit of money from Higashida.

Higashida's footing the 20 million start-up fund

for your new business too, isn't he?

I'll let the business start-up fund slide.

I want you to know this is a special case,

That's a promise.

- Where is she? - It's been just about an hour since she went in there.

She must be giving them the scoop on Higashida just about now, huh?

Damn. What are we gonna do, Hanzawa-han?

Even if we do find the hidden account, the Taxation Bureau's gonna snatch everything away.

We've done everything we could. Now that we're here,

we'll have to leave the rest to fate.

The official announcement will be made tomorrow.

Hanzawa will be transferred to a small business in Southeast Asia.

Once that happens, he's out of the loop no matter what he says.

That's great news.

Nishi Osaka Steel President Higashida Mitsuru

What about those e-mails and the bank book?

They stopped when I started ignoring them.

Branch Manager Asano Tadasu

It must've been a meaningless prank by the media or something.

That's a relief. That means everything will go according to our plan now.

Yes, indeed.

Hanzawa's life as a banker

ends in a day.

- Fortune-telling? - They say it really comes true.

Mrs. Ejima's fortune-telling.

No matter how many times I do it, there's an allusion to a move.

- In your future. - Move?

Maybe your husband's getting transferred.

Please don't take it to heart. It's just a prediction, after all.

She's just harassing you.

That's right. She's harassing me.

I heard Mrs. Ejima always invites the wife of a banker who's about to get transferred

and does her fortune telling, just for the fun of it.

- That's sick. - So doesn't that mean

you're getting transferred out too?

You'll wake up Takahiro.

Takahiro's at a sleepover. He's not here.

Oh, that's right.

You know, Takahiro

uncharacteristically got into a fight the other day.

It seems the kids in the company housing made fun of him saying

his dad is a no-good banker.

He couldn't endure it and fought back, he said.

Seriously, he's just like you.

The one who's fighting

isn't just you, you know.

In spite of how we appear to you, Takahiro and I are

always behind you and want to help you,

Thanks.

But don't worry.

There's nothing for you to worry about.

Don't lie to me. Tell me the truth.

Are you getting transferred out?

You wanna go out for little bit?

I never knew a place like this existed.

In the old days, we used to talk about all kinds of things

while looking at the night view of Tokyo, didn't we?

Come to think of it, we used to argue a lot back then too.

"Why do you want to succeed so badly at the bank?"

- You asked me that before, remember? -Yes. But you didn't give me an answer.

I couldn't tell you.

My father died from exhaustion.

That's what I've always told you, right?

That was a lie.

Running the factory became increasingly difficult after

the bank withdrew financing and left us in the lurch, and

Dad committed suicide.

I'm sorry. For not telling you.

Which bank withdrew the financing?

It was Sangyo Chuo Bank. That is, Tokyo Chuo Bank where I'm working now.

What does that mean?

You mean you knowingly went to work for the bank that was your father's nemesis?

That's right.

You said if I mortgaged the property you'd continue to finance us.

- That's what you said! - Please let go.

Please, I beg you. I don't care about us, but

all the related factories and suppliers will go under too. I beg you.

Sangyo Chuo Bank-san, please spare them at least!

I'm here to discuss the plastic screw you were talking about. Hanzawa-san!

Someone from Uchimi Credit Union's here. Dad.

Dad! Dad!

Why?

To take revenge?

I can't deny I didn't have that feeling.

But that's not the only reason.

If it was a bank that killed Dad,

it was a bank that saved our factory too.

A small local credit union saved my mom and me.

They sensed the potential in a single screw.

Dad would tell me all the time.

This screw is what's supporting Japan.

- It is? - Yeah, that's right.

You may not understand what I'm talking about now, but

there will surely come a time when you will.

A tiny screw like this is supporting Japan.

Inside each of those tiny lights, there are people.

I

want to be a banker who can be of help to those people.

I finally understand what Dad meant

when he told me not to be like a robot.

For someone to die

because of money

is wrong.

Do you want to change the bank?

That's the only thing I can do for my dad right now.

But in order to do that, I'll have to survive as a banker.

Hana.

Tomorrow,

whether I'll be transferred out or not,

everything will be decided.

Thank you for telling me.

Don't worry about me. I'm prepared.

But it better not be somewhere too far away.

Especially someplace cold.

Oh, but someplace too hot is a problem too.

Why the heck did I ever marry a banker.

Higashida's Hideout

Hey, Miki! The Taxation Bureau's here!

Higashida-san. We're from Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau.

Please open the door.

- I would've never guessed... - Hey, Miki!

Take these and get out from the yard.

Listen. Hide out at a hotel or somewhere until you hear from me.

- What do you want so early in the morning? - Higashida Mitsuru.

You're suspected of violating the Income Tax Law. We're conducting a search of your home.

Who said you can come in!

This ain't good.

- We will now begin our regular meeting... - Hold it.

Hanzawa-kun. Why are you here?

What do you mean by why?

Isn't there something else you should be doing?

- What, may I ask, should I be doing? - Packing up your stuff.

Don't make me say any more than I have to. I'm saying this out of concern for you.

I appreciate your thoughtfulness, however, I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about.

This is a waste of time. Please begin the meeting.

I'm talking about your transfer!

I told you, you won't find anything. You guys get your thrills from bullying poor folks?

- Excuse me. - We're not finding anything here.

You can pull out whenever. Our prey is over here.

Damn that broad.

Good job.

Did you say transfer? I don't recall receiving such an order.

Even if that's forthcoming, until that time,

I'm committed to fulfilling my duties as a banker.

That's an admirable resolution.

Fine. In that case,

I can't pass through a half-hearted request like this.

Is there a problem with it?

It's this start-up plan for a nail salon.

- Such an unrealistic plan is out of the question... - Manager.

I've attached the projected profit trend after page 5.

- Even with a tight forecast, in 6 months... - Excuses, excuses.

Are you bent on making the same mistake again?

- What do you mean by same mistake? - I'm talking about the 500 million, of course.

What's more, you won't admit to it and there's not a single word of apology.

It's that rebellious attitude of yours that became an issue at Headquarters and

brought about this transfer.

You damaged the credibility of this entire branch.

Don't you feel sorry?

Isn't it you

who damaged the credibility?

Let Chief Hanzawa pick them up!

Take that and get out of here right now.

You should be getting orders from Headquarters by the end of the day.

You will no longer be a banker.

- Are you going to let it go like this? - The Taxation Bureau's searching Higashida's home.

In any case, if we can't recover Higashida's money, we should at least

use that bank book to corner Asano.

- Hanzawa speaking. - It's me.

A little while ago, that woman approached the Taxation Bureau.

She was handing over a bunch of bank books and stuff.

Hanzawa-han, there's nothing more that can be done here.

I see. Thank you.

Bike delivery here~. I have a package for Hanzawa Naoki-san.

That's me!

I need your signature here.

Thank you.

Fujisawa Miki

What is that?