is a

Japanese television drama , also called , are television programs that are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, jidaigeki, thriller ...

broadcast by

Nippon Television JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed su ...

(NTV). It is a remake of the South Korean movie of

My Boss, My Hero ''My Boss, My Hero'' () is a 2001 South Korean film. It is the first of a trilogy with ''My Boss, My Teacher'' in 2006 and '' The Mafia, The Salesman'' in 2007. Synopsis This gangster comedy tells of Du-shik, a successful young mobster who is r ...

, 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 ...

'' 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 TV dramas Works about the Yakuza {{drama-tv-prog-stub