The Family (2007)

Name: The Family
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Takuya Kimura, Saki Aibu, Kazue Fukiishi, Kyoka Suzuki, Kyoko Hasegawa

Drama

The Family, the program commemorating the 55th anniversary of the launch of the TBS TV station, is a social drama depicting the inside story between bureaucrats, politicians, and big businesses over a bank merger revolving around the family discord between Daisuke Manpyō, the owner and president of Hanshin Bank, and his eldest son, Teppei.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (1,059 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 ↑ +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: JA
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2007)

7.96 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.7

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.7	8
2	Episode #1.2	7.8	7
3	Episode #1.3	7.8	7
4	Episode #1.4	7.8	7
5	Episode #1.5	7.8	7
6	Episode #1.6	8.0	8
7	Episode #1.7	8.2	7
8	Episode #1.8	8.0	7
9	Episode #1.9	7.8	7
10	Episode #1.10	8.7	8