46 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestSegawa Kiichi, a former delinquent, happens to encounter a lonely 10-year-old girl who looks like she is going to be killed by the Yakuza. He saves her by reflex and later realizes that she lost her memory. She doesn't know why the Yakuza are after her and Kiichi is attacked time and again because of that. With his own life in sudden danger, he calls on six friends from his high school days as a delinquent. These enthusiastic, single-minded men band together to protect her to the end.
Acting
EXILE tribe members bringing unexpected heart
Writing
Balances slapstick fights with genuine gut-punch moments
Production
Yakuza aesthetics with soap opera absurdity
Creator
Naomi Hiruta
TAKAHIRO
Kiichi Segawa (Kibo)
Sho Aoyagi
Kosuke Miki (Miki)
Takanori Iwata
Harutaro Saeki (Choko)
SWAY
Teppei Tokui (Ponzara)
Masayasu Yagi
Tsuyoshi Kanbe (Pi-chan)
Taiki Sato
Tooru Ritou (Tooru)
Keiji
Tenmei Hayashida (Tenten)
Hiyori Sakurada
Hikari Goto
Erena Mizusawa
Mifumi Nonaka
Takashi Tsukamoto
Hayato Tagawa
Takashi Naito
Tatsuhiko Akagi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The main cast are all members of EXILE TRIBE, a massive J-pop collective—this was basically a company team-building exercise that accidentally became cult comfort viewing.
The 'former delinquent protects innocent' trope is pure Showa-era nostalgia in Japan, but casting actual idols subverts the gritty yakuza-film tradition into something weirdly soft.
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