Aya Ueto confirmed to return to the second season of "Hansawa Naoki" and continue to play Hanzawa Hana

On February 24, we reported the news that "The second season of the Japanese drama masterpiece "Hanzawa Naoki" has officially started filming" (click here to view the original news). Today (February 26), the official Japanese drama "Hanzawa Naoki" has also confirmed on Twitter the news of Ueto Aya's return. She will continue to play Hanzawa's wife "Hanzawa Hana" in the second season.

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In an interview today, Aya Ueto said: "The production of the sequel to "Hagane Naoki" has finally begun. If I want to look back at the shooting of the first season, I think it is still quite interesting, although the supervisor kept telling me that the pressure of shooting this drama was actually quite high. I think this time, I'd better follow the footsteps of my colleagues and supervisors."

"During the filming of the first season of Hanzawa Naoki, I was still a relatively new married woman, and at that time I didn't have a deep understanding of the 'wives' gathering' scene. However, now that I have two children and have interacted with other mothers, I was able to interpret the role from a different perspective this time, making it more real."

As early as 2013, the Japanese TV series "Hanzawa Naoki" tells the story of a series of events that happened when the employee Hanzawa Naoki entered the Tokyo Central Bank during Japan's bubble economy. During this period, he had to fight against "enemies" inside and outside the company while also adhering to his own beliefs: "Don't treat the people around you like machines", treat evil people "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth", and "I believe that human nature is good."

The story of the second season will continue from the previous one, starting with Hanzawa's transfer to Tokyo Chuo Securities. Whether Hanzawa can continue to cope with the various difficulties and obstacles in his new position, and whether he can "double back" to those opponents who have made all kinds of difficulties, these will become the highlights.

The second season of "Hagane Naoki" is scheduled to be broadcast in April 2020, 7 years after the last season. This time, what kind of wonderful performances will Masato Sakai and Aya Ueto bring to everyone?