* Title: 任侠ヘルパー
* Title (romaji): Ninkyo Helper
* Also known as: The Chivalrous Helper
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Human drama
* Episodes: 11
* Viewership rating: 14.9 (Kanto)
* Broadcast network: Fuji TV
* Broadcast period: 2009-Jul-09 to 2009-Sep-17
* Air time: Thursday 22:00
* Theme song: Sotto Kyutto by SMAP
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Synopsis
Tsubasa Hikoichi is a yakuza underling who runs a loan shark operation in Roppongi. Hikoichi is brutal and efficient, and has no compunction about cheating the weak and poor out of their hard-earned money. When Hikoichi's boss dies, his replacement, Takayama Gensuke, wants the young hood to prepare himself for an executive position, and orders Hikoichi, along with other subordinate bosses, to get a job in an elderly care facility. Suffice it to say, the position isn't what Hikoichi expected it to be... --The Japan Times
Cast
Correlation chart
Hayabusa Group
* Kusanagi Tsuyoshi as Tsubasa Hikoichi
o Kobayashi Kaito as young Tsubasa Hikoichi
* Kuroki Meisa as Yomogi Riko
* Matsudaira Ken as Takayama Gensuke
* Yabu Kouta as Takayama Mikiya
* Igarashi Shunji as Kurosawa Goro
* Yuki Jutta as Muguruma Masato
* Ukaji Takashi as Nihonbashi Kengo
* Mukai Osamu as Nanami Kazuki
Taiyo Nursing Home
* Osugi Ren as Sonozaki Yasuhiro
* Yamamoto Yusuke as Izumi Reiji
* Naka Riisa as Misora Haruna
* Tachibana Yukiko (橘ユキコ) as Matsubara Hiromi
* Yamada Shintaro as Oshima Yosuke
* Takagi Manpei as Koga Kensuke
* Takagi Shinpei as Koga Kosuke
* Kai Marie (甲斐まり恵) as Togawa Yuka
* Miura Mayu as Nomura Aiko
Heartfull Bird Company
* Natsukawa Yui as Hatori Akira
* Nakabeppu Aoi as Hino Yayoi
* Yasuda Misako as Horii Satsuki
Others
* Kato Seishiro as Hatori Ryota
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Supporting Cast & Guests
Production Credits
* Screenwriter: Furuya Osho (古家和尚)
* Producer: Makino Tadashi (牧野正)
* Directors: Nishitani Hiroshi (ep1,7,11), Ishikawa Junichi (石川淳一) (ep2-3,5-6,10), Hayama Hiroki (葉山浩樹) (ep4,6,9)
* Music: Kono Shin, Takami Yu (高見優)
