Ninkyo Helper
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- Title: 任侠ヘルパー
- Title (romaji): Ninkyo Helper
- Also known as: Care Worker Gang
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Human drama
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership rating: 14.9 (Kanto)
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
- Broadcast period: 2009-Jul-09 to 2009-Sep-17
- Air time: Thursday 22:00
- Theme song: Sotto Kyutto by SMAP
Synopsis
Tsubasa Hikoichi is a yakuza underling who runs a loan shark operation in Roppongi. Hikoichi is brutal and efficient, and has no compunction about cheating the weak and poor out of their hard-earned money. When Hikoichi's boss dies, his replacement, Takayama Gensuke, wants the young hood to prepare himself for an executive position, and orders Hikoichi, along with other subordinate bosses, to get a job in an elderly care facility. Suffice it to say, the position isn't what Hikoichi expected it to be... --The Japan Times
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
Hayabusa Group
- Kusanagi Tsuyoshi as Tsubasa Hikoichi
- Kobayashi Kaito as young Tsubasa Hikoichi
- Kuroki Meisa as Yomogi Riko
- Matsudaira Ken as Takayama Gensuke
- Yabu Kouta as Takayama Mikiya
- Igarashi Shunji as Kurosawa Goro
- Yuki Jutta as Muguruma Masato
- Ukaji Takashi as Nihonbashi Kengo
- Mukai Osamu as Nanami Kazuki
Taiyo Nursing Home
- Osugi Ren as Sonozaki Yasuhiro
- Yamamoto Yusuke as Izumi Reiji
- Naka Riisa as Misora Haruna
- Tachibana Yukiko (橘ユキコ) as Matsubara Hiromi
- Yamada Shintaro as Oshima Yosuke
- Takagi Manpei as Koga Kensuke
- Takagi Shinpei as Koga Kosuke
- Kai Marie (甲斐まり恵) as Togawa Yuka
- Miura Mayu as Nomura Aiko
Heartfull Bird Company
- Natsukawa Yui as Hatori Akira
- Nakabeppu Aoi as Hino Yayoi
- Yasuda Misako as Horii Satsuki
Others
- Kato Seishiro as Hatori Ryota
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Furuya Kazunao
- Producer: Makino Tadashi
- Director: Nishitani Hiroshi (ep1,7,11), Ishikawa Junichi (ep2-3,5-6,10), Hayama Hiroki (ep4,6,9)
- Music: Kono Shin, Takami Yu
Episode Information
Episode | Subtitle | Kanto | Kansai | Nationwide |
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1 | The Amazing Transition from Yakuza to Elderly Caretaker!! | 17.5 | ? | ? |
2 | Tears of a Stubborn Old Man | 13.8 | ? | ? |
3 | Stopping Elder Abuse | 14.2 | ? | ? |
4 | The Swindling Helper Appears | 17.8 | ? | ? |
5 | Reunion with a Detestable Mother | 13.2 | ? | ? |
6 | A Dementia Patients Love | 12.2 | ? | ? |
7 | Unmarried Single Nurse Around 40 | 15.7 | ? | ? |
8 | An Opposing Boss's Attack!! And a Woman's Resolution | 15.7 | ? | ? |
9 | Love Raid!! A Chivalrous Sendoff | 15.7 | ? | ? |
10 | Baring of True Character, Confession, Suicide and Fire Crisis | 13.0 | ? | ? |
11 | Finale: 15 Minute Extended SP... The Final Measure | 15.6 | ? | ? |
Average | 14.9 | ? | ? |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Awards
- 62nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor - Kusanagi Tsuyoshi
- 62nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Kuroki Meisa
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