Japan's Naoki Hanzawa is a TV hero. But is he a role model?

Popular drama protagonist encourages workaholic mentality

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Naoki Hanzawa, right, faces off against one of the executives: Hanzawa's lack of a work-life balance is unacceptable to today's younger generation. © TBS TV

Nobuko Kobayashi is a partner with Strategy and Transactions, EY Strategy and Consulting -- EY-Parthenon.

A 40-something banker -- the son of a small factory owner who committed suicide after his bank foreclosed on him -- fights against the corrupt world of big business.

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