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BG: Personal Bodyguard

BG: Personal Bodyguard

Bodyguards who protect people unarmed. An intense drama where the thoughts and emotions of people interweave.

20187.12 Seasons16 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Akira Shimazaki (Takuya Kimura) lives with his middle school student son. He used to work as a bodyguard, but, due to an incident, he now works as a security guard at a construction site. The private security company where he works establishes a new bodyguard division. Hiding his past as a bodyguard, Akira Shimazaki begins work as a novice bodyguard.

Created by Satoko Uchiyama
Written by Yumiko Inoue
Produced by Risa Takami, Yoshihiko Yamamoto, Sōei Hamada
Networkstv asahi

Top Cast

Takuya Kimura

Takuya Kimura

Akira Shimazaki

Takumi Saitoh

Takumi Saitoh

Masaya Takanashi

Nanao

Nanao

Mayu Suganuma

Shotaro Mamiya

Shotaro Mamiya

Seitaro Sawaguchi

Toru Nakamura

Toru Nakamura

Kōmei Ryū

Mikako Ichikawa

Mikako Ichikawa

Takako Kasamatsu

Masanobu Katsumura

Masanobu Katsumura

Kenzō Omata

Shunsuke Michieda

Shunsuke Michieda

Kojirō Nakashima

Kanau Tanaka

Kanau Tanaka

Shun Shimazaki

Ozuno Nakamura

Ozuno Nakamura

Themes & Keywords

policebody guard

About BG: Personal Bodyguard

BG: Personal Bodyguard is a crime, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of police, body guard. Created by Satoko Uchiyama, it stars Takuya Kimura, Takumi Saitoh, Nanao. Akira Shimazaki (Takuya Kimura) lives with his middle school student son. He used to work as a bodyguard, but, due to an incident, he now works as a security guard at a construction site. The private security company where he works establishes a new bodyguard division. Hiding his past as a bodyguard, Akira Shimazaki begins work as a novice bodyguard.

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