The original author of "Hanzawa Naoki" expressed his desire to write 100 volumes to pay tribute to "Mito Komon"

The extremely popular Japanese drama "Hanzawa Naoki" is currently on the air, with ratings hitting new highs. Recently, the original author Ikeido Jun expressed his willingness to write up to 100 volumes, moving towards the goal of becoming the Japanese drama classic "Mito Komon", which is known as "Japan's Justice Bao".

·The Japanese drama "Hanzawa Naoki" is adapted from the novels "We are the Bubble Entry Team" and "We are the Flower Bubble Team" by Jun Ikeido, winner of the Naoki Prize. The old version won the Best Director Award, Best Actor Award and Best Supporting Actor Award at the 78th Japanese Drama Academy Awards. "Hanzawa Naoki" mainly tells the story of Hanzawa Naoki, a bank clerk who entered the Tokyo Central Bank during the bubble economy. While fighting against "enemies" inside and outside the bank, he also adhered to his belief that "you can't treat people around you like machines" and that you should "repay evil with tooth for tooth, double the return" when dealing with evil people.

·Such a workplace inspirational drama that is like "the sun shining into the gutter" has naturally received constant praise. The ratings have repeatedly soared after the new version was broadcast. The original author Ikeido Jun recently stated in an interview that although public opinion generally compares "Hanzawa Naoki" to the Reiwa version of "Mito Komon", Ikeido Jun feels that he is not as good as "Mito Komon", but "Mito Komon" is exactly his own creative goal. In terms of punishing evil and promoting good, he is willing to write until the 100th volume.

"Mito Komon" is a classic TV series produced by Japan's TBS TV station, which has been broadcast since 1969. It is a Japanese historical drama with Tokugawa Mitsukuni, the second lord of Mito Domain, as the protagonist. Tokugawa Mitsukuni was designated as the successor of Mito Domain by the third shogun Iemitsu. His greatest contribution to Japan was to invite Zhu Shunshui, a descendant of the Ming Dynasty, to be his teacher and lay the foundation for Japan's Confucian tradition during and after the Tokugawa Shogunate. He respected the classics of Chinese Confucianism throughout his life and left his love to the people. Therefore, the people made up many interesting stories about his incognito visits, just like the Japanese Justice Bao.