The third episode of the TV drama series "Private Banker" (TV Asahi, Thursdays 9pm), starring actor Toshiaki Karasawa, was broadcast on January 23rd, and guest Hiroshi Tamaki attracted attention.
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The drama is an original story that focuses on a private banker, a professional financial adviser who advises the wealthy on how to manage and build their assets. This is a thrilling money suspense drama in which Koichi Anno (played by Karasawa), a private banker with overwhelming financial knowledge and a wide network of contacts, solves various financial problems of the wealthy Tenmuji family.
In the third episode, Saori (Anna Tsuchiya Tsuchiya), the eldest daughter of the Tenmiyaji family, sends an SOS to Anno. Her son Kaito (Eito Kawahara) has been "kidnapped" by his mother Mikoto (Mari Natsuki). Mikoto was planning to adopt her grandson Kaito as a way to secure her inheritance and to give him thorough training as a successor under her tutelage. Saori, who cannot stand up to Mikoto at all, asks Anno for help and also asks her husband Hiroki to refuse.
However, Hiroki also fears Mikoto, and is in danger of losing Kaito to her... and so the story unfolds. Hiroki was played by Tamaki. At first, he couldn't say anything to Mikoto, but at the end of the film, Hiroki "awakens" for his son Kaito. On social media, viewers commented, "It's interesting that Hiroshi Tamaki has such a strong face, but he can also play a pathetic role," "He goes from being timid to being a reliable father in an instant! It was refreshing to see him act timid after a long time," "I was shocked at how humble Hiroshi Tamaki was, like a marionette, but he still managed to pull it off in the end!" and "Hiroshi Tamaki was perfect for the good qualities of Hiroki's pathetic character. He ended up being cool!"
There were also comments such as, "I was surprised that Hiroshi Tamaki was a Hiroshi Tamaki was a guest in the first episode of a TV drama series," "Hiroshi Tamaki and Karasawa Toshiaki remind me of Guilty," "The casting was perfect," and "Hiroshi Tamaki made an appearance, but it looks like he'll only be in one episode, which is such a shame."
