is a
Japanese television drama
, also called or J-drama, are television programs that are a staple of Television in Japan, Japanese television and are broadcast daily.
Format
All major Television networks, TV networks in Japan produce a variety of Drama (genre), drama serie ...
broadcast by
Nippon Television
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as (NTV) or Nippon TV, is a Japanese television station serving the KantÅ region as the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned and operated by the , a sub ...
(NTV). It is a remake of the South Korean movie of
My Boss, My Hero, It aired in Japan during the summer of 2006.
Synopsis
The show is about , also known as "Tornado", a 27-year-old ''
yakuza
, also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media (by request of the police) call them , while the yakuza call themselves . The English equivalent for the term ''yak ...
'' gangster, who wants to succeed his father as the head of the gang. However, Makio is not very bright, so his father decides to send him back to high school and makes a deal with him: if he can graduate he can become the new leader of the gang. If Makio doesn't graduate, the position of boss will be given to his younger brother, Mikio.
Cast
Episodes
References
External links
Official website
Japanese drama television series
2006 Japanese television series debuts
Japanese remakes of South Korean films
2006 Japanese television series endings
Nippon Television dramas
Works about the Yakuza
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