Title explanation:
'Ninkyo' means 'chivalrous'. But 'ninkyo dantai' (literally means 'chivalrous organization') refers to 'yakuza'(mafia/mobs/gangsters).
'Helper' comes from the word 'Home-helper', home health caregiver, usually nurses the senior citizens.
Network: Fuji TV
Starting: 9 July 2009
Slot time: Thursdays 10 PM
Themesong: "Sotto, Kyutto"(Gently, Tightly) by SMAP
Script: Furuya Kazunao [LIAR GAME, Galileo, Hachi One Driver, Celeb to Binbo Taro, Mei-chan no Shitsuji]
Planner: Goto Hiroyuki [HanaKimi, Mei-chan no Shitsuji, Celeb to Binbo Taro]
Producer: Makino Tadashi [PRIDE, Engine, Galileo]
Directors:
Nishitani Hiroshi [TEAM, Saimin, Shiroi Kyoto, Last Christmas, Engine, Galileo]
Ishikawa Jun'ichi [N's Aoi, Hanayome to Papa, Celeb to Binbo Taro, Mei-chan no Shitsuji]
Casts:
Kusanagi Tsuyoshi
Kuroki Meisa
Yamamoto Yusuke [Taiki in HanaKimi, Masaru(4th son) in Atashinchi no Danshi]
Yabu Kouta [Hey!Say!JUMP member]
Igarashi Shunji [Noe in HanaKimi, Yufune in ROOKIES]
Naka Riisa [Ukeshi in Hachi-One Driver]
Yuki Jutta [Kiba in Mei-chan no Shitsuji]
Kato Seishiro (child actor)
Nakabeppu Aoi [Fujiko in Mei-chan no Shitsuji]
Yasuda Misako [Rika in Hachi-One Driver]
Tachibana Yukiko
Yamada Shintaro [Yamada Yu's little brother; Goto in Ryokiteki na Kanojo, Komatsu in KonKatsu!]
Takagi Manpei [Ukon in Mei-chan no Shitsuji]
Takagi Shinpei [Takagi Manpei's twin brother; Sakon in Mei-chan no Shitsuji]
Kai Marie [an announcer; has no acting experience before]
Miura Mayu
Mukai Osamu [Mayama in Honey & Clover; Yoshikawa in Seigi no Mikata; Sho(3rd son) in Atashinchi no Danshi]
Matsudaira Ken (special appearance)
Ukaji Takashi
Ohsugi Ren
Natsukawa Yui [Kekkon Dekinai Otoko; Anata no Tonari ni Dareka Iru]
list source:
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http://www.fujitv.co.jp/ninkyo-helper/staffcast
Kusanagi Tsuyoshi plays the role of a yakuza boss in the Roppongi area. Kuroki Meisa, the female lead, plays the role of a young female yakuza boss.
Kusanagi's character is Tsubasa Hikoichi, a yakuza boss in the Roppongi area, a member of gangster organization, SHUNKAI. The cruel and scary yakuza, Hikoichi and his group's members, suddenly has to be nursing helpers at the elderly institution "TAIYOU", as their parental organization's boss command them to.
Kuroki's character, Kiriko, is a female boss who replaced her older brother, who passed away. She looks good in the yakuza-style clothes, and she become popular as the strong-willed female boss. She also has a side of her that she hides, that as the story develop she will show her various faces more.
Also, Yabu Kouta (Hey!Say!JUMP!), Igarashi Shunji, Yuki Jutta, these ikemen-s will be the yakuza members who has to be nursing helpers as well. In the elderly institution, there's also Yamamoto Yusuke, the ikemen helper.
SHUNKAI's parental organization boss will be played by Matsudaira Ken. Natsukawa Yui plays the role as the president of the elderly institution. Ukaji Takashi plays the worldly-wise yakuza boss. Adding the exclusive regular casts, there will also be exclusive actor guest in each episode, so you wouldn't want to miss an episode!
The currently popular child actor (of Tenchijin fame), Kato Seishiro will also star as Natsukawa Yui's son, and he will has a special relationship with Kusanagi's character. While Kusanagi's character and Natsukawa Yui's character opposes each other, they might have special feelings too, for each other?! Kuroki Meisa's character who didn't care about Hikoichi(Kusanagi) at first, has started to notice him too...
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http://www.fujitv.co.jp/ninkyo-helper/introduction
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http://www.fujitv.co.jp/ninkyo-helper/index.html
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http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ninkyo_Helper