The first episode of the TV drama series "Private Banker" (TV Asahi, Thursdays 9pm) starring Toshiaki Karasawa was broadcast on January 9th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 9.0% for households and 5.3% for individuals.
The drama is an original story that focuses on a professional "private banker" who advises the wealthy on how to manage and build their assets. It is a thrilling money suspense drama in which Koichi Anno (played by Karasawa) uses his overwhelming financial knowledge and wide-ranging connections to brilliantly solve a number of financial problems.
In the first episode, Anno is asked to act as a private banker by Takehiro (Hashizume Isao), the president of the Tenmuji Aina Group, a multimillionaire with assets of 700 billion yen. His first request is to help Takehiro's beloved dango shop out of a difficult situation. Kumiko (Suzuki Honami), the second-generation president of the dango shop, is in despair, saddled with 500 million yen in debt. She tries to jump off a building, but...
