It has been revealed that the total number of views for the catch-up streaming of the TV drama series "Private Banker" (TV Asahi, Thursdays at 9pm), starring actor Toshiaki Karasawa, has exceeded 8 million (according to Video Research, as of February 7th).
The drama is an original story that focuses on a private banker who advises the wealthy on how to manage and build their assets. This is a thrilling money suspense drama in which the talented private banker Koichi Anno (played by Karasawa) solves various financial problems of the wealthy Tenmuji family.
The fifth episode aired on February 6th, and sparked discussion on social media with comments such as, "Lol, a private banker talks about losing all his money at online casinos," "Online casinos, of course lol," "How timely that online casinos come up," and "This is such a current topic lol."
Regarding Anno's character, who is full of personality, there have been comments such as "Karasawa Toshiaki's eccentric role is gradually becoming more and more interesting," "It's reminiscent of The Laughing Salesman!" and "Anno is becoming more and more like Moguro Fukuzo."
Episodes 1 to 3 and the latest episode are available for free on TVer.
