Gokuaku Ganbo

Details[edit]

Title: 極悪がんぼ
Title (romaji): Gokuaku Ganbo
Title (English): Villiany Ganbo
Genre: Human drama
Episodes: 11
Viewership rating: 9.9% (Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2014-Apr-14 to 2014-Jun-23
Air time: Monday 21:00
Theme song: Kenka Joto by Kishidan

Synopsis[edit]

When Kanzaki Kaoru was young, her mother operated an Okonomiyaki restaurant. However, in just a day, her entire life as she knew it turned upside down. Her mother was declared a bankrupt, and they were plunged into a life of poverty. Moving from place to place, Kaoru started working the minute she graduated from middle high school. By scrimping and saving, today, Kaoru finally has 1 million yen in her savings account. Since she understood fully what it felt like to be poor, Kaoru lends her money to her colleague who is in financial trouble. She finds herself moneyless again, and under strange circumstances, she comes to know of someone who works for the company "Koshimizu Consultant"... and thus begins her journey into a world where betrayals are the norm, and everyone is trying to outwit the other; a world full of sly and cunning people. With her indomitable spirit, Kaoru claws her way out of her current situation.

Cast[edit]

Correlation Chart

Ono Machiko as Kanzaki Kaoru
- Ishii Kokoa as young Kaoru (ep1-2,10-11)
Shiina Kippei as Fuyutsuki Hiraku
Miura Shohei as Takemoto Kazuma
Naka Riisa as Mayakashi Kiriko
Takeuchi Riki as Natsume Daisaku
Itao Itsuji as Nukemichi Takumi
Ukaji Takashi as Makiage Teruo (ep1,5-7,9-11)
Kobayashi Kaoru as Koshimizu Gen
Kudo Kankuro as Toyotomi Iyataro (ep1-2,4,7-8,11)
Odagiri Joe as Ijuin Tamotsu (ep1-2,4-6,10-11)
Miura Tomokazu as Kaneko Chiaki

Guests[edit]

Natsuna as Yashiki Satomi (ep1)
Katsumura Masanobu as Gametsui Taro (ep1)
Nakano Hideo (中野英雄) as Dotsuki Kouji (ep1)
Hanagasaki Koichi (花ヶ前浩一) (ep1)
Otake Koichi (大竹浩一) (ep1)
Shibasaki Noboru (芝崎昇) (ep1)
Shirakami Naoko (白神直子) (ep1-2,4)
Iwainofu Ken (いわいのふ健) (ep1-2,4)
Ogawa Shinji (小川真司) (ep1)
Otsuka Kazuhiko (ep1)
Kaji Meiko as Sasori Dokuko (ep2)
Sasano Takashi as Hashikure Isami (ep2)
Takubo Issei as Tonzura Taro (ep2)
Kinoshita Houka as Higashiyama (ep2)
Arizono Yoshiki (有薗芳記) as Hinode (ep2)
Kamata Masahiro (鎌田雅弘) as Seko (ep2)
Kakeda Makoto (掛田誠) as Roden (ep2)
Kazuki Saya as Aizora Tsuyako (ep2,5)
Abe Ryohei (ep2)
Takahashi Osamu (高橋修) (ep2)
Yokozuka Shinnosuke (横塚真之介) (ep2)
Kayama Itaru (加山到) as Kai Jutaro (ep2)
Nishikawa Kazuhiro (西川和宏) (ep2)
Kaname Jun as Hida Ringoro (ep3)
Lasalle Ishii as Jiage Shiro (ep3,9)
Nekoze Tsubaki as Hida Mariko (ep3-4)
Ishii Kenichi as Seju Haraguro (ep3)
Nozoe Yoshihiro as Goromaki Ichiro (ep3)
Aono Toshiyuki (青野敏行) (ep3)
Suzuki Ikko (鈴木一功) (ep3)
Kodama Takashi (ep3,5)
Asakura Shinji (朝倉伸二) (ep3)
Suekichi Kun (末吉くん) as Saruwatari (ep3)
Kikuchi Toshihiro (菊池敏弘) (ep3)
Ware Zendo (ep3)
Ishikawa Kenji (石川賢二) (ep3)
Ishihara Yoshinobu (ep3)
Yoshikawa Ibuki (吉川依吹) (ep3)
Aisaka Maori (相坂真織) (ep3)
Ishii Masanori as Tobita Tetsuo (ep4)
Inoue Waka as Momojiri Karuko (ep4,8)
Makita Sports as Kori Toichi (ep4)
Sakai Toshiya as Fujiwara Kamaichi (ep4)
Mashita Yuki (真下有紀) (ep4)
Deguchi Tetsuya (出口哲也) (ep4)
Kamimura Aika (上村愛香) (ep4)
Muramatsu Kazuki (村松和輝) (ep4-5)
Uchida Yuzuru (内田譲) (ep4-5)
Tanaka Emi (ep4-5)
Nagamine Erika (永峰絵里加) (ep4-5)
Muroi Shigeru as Onikiri Torako (ep4-5)
Beat Kiyoshi (ビートきよし) as Namazu (ep5)
Yamashita Kenjiro (山下健二郎) as Onikiri Masao (ep5)
Matsuo Reiko (ep5,7,9)
Yamaguchi Kaori as Nanba Miyoko (ep5)
Nobu Koike (ノブ小池) as Sakai (ep5)
Yoshie Akihito (吉家章人) (ep5)
Kosugi Yukihiko (小杉幸彦) (ep5)
Murasawa Toshihiko (村澤寿彦) (ep5)
Minemura Junji (峯村淳二) (ep5)
Kunimura Jun as Inugami Hiroaki (ep6)
Ayanokoji Sho (綾小路翔) as Morokoshi Takeshi (ep6)
Imai Masayuki as Nageyari Kensuke (ep6)
Hamada Akira as Ganimata Ayumu (ep6)
Yamamoto Hiroshi (山本浩司) as Iwazaru Kosuke (ep6)
Takei So (武井壮) (ep6)
Inoue Hiroshi (井上浩) as Akahebi (ep6)
Amano Katsuhiro (天野勝弘) (ep6)
Tanifuji Futoshi (谷藤太) (ep6)
Nagamune Yoshimichi (長棟嘉道) (ep6)
Ueda Mayumi (植田麻友美) (ep6)
Koizumi Kyoko as Yoshino Chiaki (Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi cameo) (ep7)
Hirata Mitsuru as Honma Yusaku (ep7)
Asaka Mayumi as Honma Shiho (ep7-8)
Shiga Kotaro as Kobayashi Haruo (ep7-8)
Hakamada Yoshihiko as Kira Hayato (ep7-8)
Satoi Kenta as Todoroki Takuro (ep7-8,10)
Hankai Kazuaki as Nezumi Kotaro (ep7)
Abe Mami as Uehara (ep7-8)
Sanyutei Kakitsu (三遊亭歌橘) (ep7)
Ichinose Wataru (一ノ瀬ワタル) (ep7)
Kibe Kimiyoshi (岐部公好) (ep7)
Kyutaro (九太郎) (ep7)
Murakami Wataru (村上航) (ep7)
Mitani Etsuyo (ep7)
Sakurai Hijiri (ep7)
Takenaka Yukiko (竹中友紀子) (ep7)
Hirose Keisuke (広瀬圭祐) (ep7)
Arai Hironori (新井佑典) (ep7)
Sano Shiro as Hatan Tsuneyoshi (ep7-8)
Harumi Shiho as Tanuki (ep8)
Konno Anna (今野杏南) (ep8)
Kato Yutaka (加藤裕) (ep8)
Ishikawa Shiori (石川詩織) (ep8)
Amamo Hiroe (天野弘愛) (ep8)
Kataoka Tsurutaro as Amaeda Shiro (ep9)
Rokkaku Shinji as Amaeda Taro (ep9)
Yashiba Toshihiro as Chabashira Tatsuzo (ep9)
Kato Ayumu (加藤歩) as Ese (ep9)
Miyauchi Kozue (宮内こずえ) as Amaeda Mami (ep9)
Tagami Hiroshi (ep9)
Asami Koshiro (浅見小四郎) (ep9)
Suda Ryuga as Amaeda Ichiro (ep9)
Suda Rio as Amaeda Aya (ep9)
Furukido Yuta (古城戸雄多) (ep9)
Toyama Daisuke (遠山大輔) (ep9)
Gomei Takuya (五明拓弥) (ep9)
Sato Dai (佐藤大) (ep9)
Takeda Tetsuya as Zeniyama Sadao (ep10-11)
Anan Kenji as Kaneichi Atsuo (ep10)
Sasai Eisuke as Shirasaki Kenji (ep10-11)
Takahashi Mitsuomi as Tsugeguchi Tatsuya (ep10-11)
Kanayama Kazuhiko as Ikasama Taro (ep10)
Okamori Akira (岡森諦) as doctor (ep10-11)
Uemura Chika (うえむらちか) (ep10)
John Owens (ジョン・オーウェンズ) as James Winston (ep10)
Yoshida Yuki (吉田祐希) (ep10)
Kajiwara Takuto (梶原拓人) (ep10)
Takeda Yoshiharu (武田義晴) (ep11)
Tawaragi Tota (ep11)
Yoshida Saya (吉田幸矢) (ep11)
Miyajima Saburo (宮島三郎) (ep11)
Yanagawa Miho (ep11)
Hagiwara Hiroki (萩原宏樹) (ep11)
Takahashi Mari (高橋麻理) (ep11)
Yamagami Yoshitaka (山神佳誉) (ep11)

Episode Information[edit]

Episode	Subtitle	Ratings (Kanto)
01	Life challenges a woman at rock bottom, Villiany word! 人生どん底女が挑む、喧嘩上等、極悪ワールド！	13.6
02	Revenge of tears and recapture what's been lost 涙の復讐取られたら取り返す	11.3
03	Man's revenge the sanction of anger to violence 仕返しだ暴力男に怒りの制裁	9.1
04		9.8
05		10.1
06		9.6
07		8.6
08		9.7
09		8.5
10		7.8
11		10.3
Average		9.9

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Production Credits[edit]

Original work: Manga by Tajima Takashi (田島隆) and Kochi Takahiro (東風孝広)
Screenwriter: Izumi Yoshihiro
Producers: Goto Hiroyuki, Kusagaya Daisuke
Directors: Hayashi Toru, Ishii Yusuke, Kawake Shunsaku
Music: Suehiro Kenichiro

External Links[edit]

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