Ninkyo Helper tells the tale of a group of Yakuza Bosses who get an odd directive from their new BIG Yakuza Boss (Matsudaira “Abarenbo Shogun” Ken) Takayama- to hide their Yakuza roots and go undercover…as CARETAKERS in an Elderly Care Center!
Takayama explaining to the Care Facility Owner that he will be taking in six new volunteer. Caretaker playing by Ren Osugi, no stranger to dramas where Yakuza go undercover as he appeared in “My Boss My Hero” as well!
The six Yakuza bosses have no idea just what is on the elder Boss’ mind, but cannot refuse his orders. And so their life of struggling with the pains and problems of elder care begin!
Though rough at first, over time some of them actually find worth in both the old people they care for and the job they provide. Enough to wonder, “Just WHAT is the endgame plan for this charade?”
I’m halfway through the series already and really liking it- Meisa Kuroki is indeed as COOL as Hamanosilence said- as the only female of the team, she is easily the most kick-ass out of all of them!
Also VERY happy to see Yui Natsukawa in this, here as Akira Hatori, a woman running a chain of high class care centers with an eye to take over the one the gang is working at-
There’s a nice side-story of Hatori’s bullied young son who takes a liking to Kusanagi’s Tsubasa, begging him to accept him as his senior and teach him how to be strong.
Also nice to see Riisa Naka as a naive caretaker working a t the facility who seems to be taking a shine to the gruff Tsubasa…
Osamu Mukai as Tsubasa’s junior in the clan…
and , OH MY GOSH, Aoi Nakabeppu in a minor role as Hatori’s assistant (along with Misako Yasuda), boy, I was JUST wondering what EVER happened to her!
Also began watching the Shinjo Katori/Yuko Takeuchi drama “ Bara No Nai Hanaya”, the story of a widowed man raising a young daughter who meets a sweet blind woman outside of his flower shoppe one rainy night.
There is immediate chemistry between the two, and circumstances seem to bring them closer and closer together. But we find that this is all an elaborate con put together by a mysterious man out to punish the father for yet unknown reasons….
Also about halfway through this one- Yuko Takeuchi reminds me why I fell so head-over heels in love with her in “Lunch No Joou”!!
Just about to wrap these up and THEN...on to tackling Code Blue finally!
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