Hanzawa Naoki (半沢直樹)

Hanzawa Naoki, Loan Section Chief at

Osaka Nishi Branch of Tokyo Chuo Bank,

believed Branch Manager Asano's words that he would take complete responsibility, and

secured a loan agreement of 500 million yen from Nishi Osaka Steel. However...

Negative balance? The last financial statements forecasted a positive balance of 100 million.

How can it go red in just 2 months? Window dressing...

Hanzawa and the bank was cleanly cheated out of the 500-million yen loan.

Manager Asano was scheming to

shift the entire responsibility on Hanzawa alone.

However, Hanzawa confronted them head on,

and vowed to recover the 500 million yen

in order to clear his name.

Don't be writing everything that suits you, record keeper!

I'll recover the 500 million no matter what.

I'd appreciate it if you don't ever interfere again!

Hanzawa, who got a hold of Nishi Osaka Steel's off-balance sheets,

checked them against Takeshita Kinzoku's books

in order to trace the flow of Higashida's money.

200 million disappeared.

More than likely, Nishi Osaka Steel's bankruptcy was intentional.

Let's find Higashida and recover the money.

Around that time, he got word that Higashida owned a 50-million yen

vacation home in Hawaii.

If we can seize that real estate, it will be a big step forward to recovering the 500 million.

Even if it's 50 million, I'll recover it without fail.

However, it was intercepted by Osaka Regional Tax Bureau Investigation Supervisor Kurosaki, and

the recovery ended in failure.

Don't resent me. This is our job.

I don't resent you.

However, If you screw me, I'll screw you back.

It's double payback.

Hanzawa, who was about to lose his foothold as a banker

if he didn't recover the loss of 500 million yen,

was now forced into a tight corner.

You really outdid yourself this time,

Loan Section Chief Hanzawa.

What do you mean?

He means your attempt to seize Higashida's property abroad.

I wasn't notified of, nor did I give approval for, such a thing.

I apologize for not notifying you sooner, but it was a race against time.

But since it was snatched away by the Taxation Bureau,

it was all for naught.

Hanzawa-kun, if you insist on doing whatever you please,

I suggest you get transferred out to a small company somewhere in the sticks.

You can freely do whatever you please there.

I appreciate the offer, but I intend to stay at this bank for the rest of my career.

That's not for you to decide.

We'll see what happens at the on-site inspection...

On-site inspection? What are you talking about?

Wake up, Hanzawa.

I told you about the discretionary on-site inspection the day after tomorrow, didn't I?

I wasn't told. Furthermore, the day after tomorrow.

We usually get about a week's notice before an on-site inspection.

- I believe I told you quite some time ago. - Wasn't there a mistake?

You're the one who's mistaken!

Blaming others for your own mistake

is not commendable,

Loan Section Chief Hanzawa.

What the heck is that sai... sairyou hanten?

That's a Chinese restaurant. This is rinten. Sairyou rinten (discretionary on-site inspection).

Sairyou Rinten Inspections conducted by investigators from Headquarters Investigation Section to ensure that financing decisions are being made correctly.

Inspectors from Headquarters come to see if

we're making the correct credit judgment.

It's something like a pop quiz.

- Why now, of all times. - That's precisely why.

More than likely, their target is me.

I'm sure supporters of Manager Asano are among the inspectors.

They're planning to find whatever fault they can and ship me away.

That's why I wasn't told of the on-site inspection until today.

How low is that.

If possible, I want to find Higashida before that and get this settled.

Did you get a chance to check on that matter?

The condo Higashida was hiding at, this guy's the owner.

Komura Takehiko?

I've heard this name...

I would think so. He's the chairman of

Komura Construction whose name was widely known in the Kansai area about 10 years ago.

Ah, as I recall, he was removed when suspicion of illegal political contribution surfaced.

- That's right. - Why would Higashida be at a condo

belonging to someone like that? How are they connected?

Higashida's ex-wife happens to be a distant relative of Komura.

It's not surprising if they got to know each other.

I see. In that case,

there's a good chance Higashida's still hiding out

in one of the properties owned by this Komura.

That's what I thought, so I asked a real estate agent I know

and got a list of properties Komura owns.

All this...

There's more than 30 if you include the smaller ones.

What do you think? You want me to check out all of them?

No...

Hey, don't worry about me.

I can go without sleep and go searching with this long-range camera.

I appreciate your thought, but there's no time for that.

We'll just have to go see Komura Takehiko directly

and ask him for Higashida's whereabouts.

Well, yeah, but...

NO VISITORS ALLOWED

- Now you know. - I see.

May I ask who you are?

I'm from Tokyo Chuo Bank.

Is it possible to see Komura-san for just a few minutes?

- Not now. He needs complete rest. - 5 minutes, no, 1 minute is all I need

- to ask him something. - No means no. That's the rule.

Nothing we can do. We'll have to come again.

Komura-san, you've got to stay in bed.

I know my own body better than anyone else.

- Komura-san! - Quit your nagging, woman. Get lost.

Well!

What does the bank want with me?

What do you think? This ain't bad either, huh?

It's great, but won't they find us right away again?

I'll deal with that when it happens.

But you know what?

Those guys won't be able to mess with me soon.

Higashida's mistress Fujisawa Miki

Nishi Osaka Steel President Higashida Mitsuru

Really?

I've got several plans in mind. About your shop too.

So the great Tokyo Chuo was duped by Higashida acting alone.

What's so funny?

Do you have any idea what we've been going through because of him?

Actually, I do sympathize with you.

But not you.

I don't know how many times I've been burned by banks.

Former Chairman of Komura Construction Komura Takehiko

No matter how badly the bank is hurting,

I only got one thing to say.

Serves you right!

Komura-san, I don't know what the situation is

between you and the banks. However,

what Higashida did this time cannot be forgiven.

It can be anything. Can you give us a clue?

It's been over a year since I last saw him.

At first, he came with an offer to help me out when I became bedridden.

As soon as I let him manage

my properties, he stopped coming.

He was obviously after your fortune.

Yeah, that's right.

But you know,

people like that are the only ones who approach me.

He wasn't the only one.

So it doesn't matter anymore.

I don't have too long to live anyway.

I don't give a damn what happens to others.

Grandpa, I'm here!

Come here, Kenta. Grandpa's room is over there.

I'm sorry, my son came to the wrong room. Come on, hurry up.

Excuse us.

End of discussion. You can leave now.

He's hopeless.

He's a grouchy old geezer to the core.

So, Hanzawa-han, what're you gonna do?

Can you get ride out this on-site whatever?

I have to ride it out, no matter what it takes.

- What's that? - Stuff from the bank.

You didn't, by any chance, get fired, did you?

No, I didn't. I'm evacuating.

Evacuating?

We're getting an on-site inspection so I'm evacuating these here for a while.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

In short, what you're doing is hiding the documents that you don't want

- these inspectors to see? - Exactly.

- Isn't that considered a crime or something? - No, it isn't.

It's a measure to avoid getting a negative evaluation at the internal inspection.

This discretionary on-site inspection was set up by

Manager Asano to force me into a corner.

If I leave myself open for attacks, I'm dead.

Do you even have a chance against your branch manager?

Your car is ready, Sir.

All right.

Main Office Executive Director's Office (Tokyo)

The discretionary on-site inspection will be conducted at Osaka Nishi Branch tomorrow.

Executive Director Owada Akira

Is this about that Hanzawa-kun again?

Director Kishikawa Shingo

Yes. Since Manager Asano and Ogiso-kun are handling it,

there's no need to be concerned.

Those two will stop at nothing once they decide to do it.

Watching them running around in order to discipline just one employee

is quite a ridiculous sight.

I'll let them know they are to get this settled once and for all this time.

Aren't you misunderstanding something? I told you once before, but

that guy may be able to recover the 500 million.

If he can, it would be beneficial to our bank. It's a very good thing for us.

However, if that happens,

Manager Asano will be driven into a tight corner instead.

So what about it?

If that should happen to Asano-kun, who you've taken

under your wings, your position too will...

My position will weaken because of something like that?

Are you belittling me?

No, Sir. That wasn't my intention at all.

If anything, I'm excited by the emergence of a capable man.

On top of that, he's from old Sangyo Chuo.

What more can we ask for?

Ex-excuse me then.

I'll have them cancel the on-site inspection immediately.

All right.

Ah, wait.