BG: Personal Bodyguard (2018–2020)

TV ShowEndedtv asahiCrime, Drama, Mystery2 seasons, 16 episodes
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Plot

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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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01BG: Personal Bodyguard S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 8.0Someone starts a fire at the house of human rights advocate Judge Yukinaga. The judge hires Akira and his team of bodyguards to protect his family.
  2. 02BG: Personal Bodyguard S02E02Episode 2S02E02 · 8.0Akira's new business attracts more attention from his colleagues. Later, he receives a big job: protecting Ema Morio, a talented but troubled pianist.
  3. 03BG: Personal Bodyguard S02E03Episode 3S02E03 · 8.0To protect her hospital's reputation, Dr. Kasamatsu asks Akira to guard her new patient, an investor whose shady tactics attracted a violent reprisal.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode9Episodes2018Aired 6.4Season avg
  1. S01E01BG: Personal Bodyguard S01E01Episode 1January 18, 2018 6.0Security guard Akira Shimazaki is asked by his boss to join the company’s newly created bodyguard division. But his past threatens to ruin e
  2. S01E02BG: Personal Bodyguard S01E02Season's bestEpisode 2January 25, 2018 8.0Someone starts a fire at the house of human rights advocate Judge Yukinaga. The judge hires Akira and his team of bodyguards to protect his
  3. S01E03BG: Personal Bodyguard S01E03Episode 3February 1, 2018 7.0The bodyguards get a call from the manager of a famous celebrity. Akira and Takanashi must safely deliver her a "bonus" of 100 million yen.
  4. S01E04BG: Personal Bodyguard S01E04Episode 4February 8, 2018 7.0Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Aiko Tachihara asks Akira's team to guard her during a secret meeting away from her official security
  5. S01E05BG: Personal Bodyguard S01E05Episode 5February 15, 2018 6.0Ex-soccer player Junya Kono is the reason Akira left his job. But when Junya hires Akira for a new assignment, the team must uncover his tru
  6. S01E06BG: Personal Bodyguard S01E06Episode 6February 22, 2018 6.0Akira's new client is former prime minister Samejima. Just when he and his team start their assignment, Samejima's granddaughter is almost a
  7. S01E07BG: Personal Bodyguard S01E07Episode 7March 1, 2018 6.0Akira agrees to guard his ex-wife Hitomi but tries to draw a line between his personal and professional life. A dinner date takes an unexpec
  8. S01E08BG: Personal Bodyguard S01E08Episode 8March 8, 2018 6.0After Murata is unfairly accused, the team works hard to clear his name. Meanwhile, Akira gets a warning that someone might be trying to sil
  9. S01E09BG: Personal Bodyguard S01E09Episode 9March 15, 2018 6.0Aiko agrees to tell the truth about Murata's death on live TV to clear his name. But before it can happen, Murata's family finds itself in d

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode7Episodes2020Aired 7.1Season avg
  1. S02E01BG: Personal Bodyguard S02E01Episode 1June 18, 2020 6.0After the Kicks Guard team attracts some favorable press coverage, Akira receives a letter requesting his help from a man convicted of mansl
  2. S02E02BG: Personal Bodyguard S02E02Season's bestEpisode 2June 25, 2020 8.0Akira's new business attracts more attention from his colleagues. Later, he receives a big job: protecting Ema Morio, a talented but trouble
  3. S02E03BG: Personal Bodyguard S02E03Episode 3July 2, 2020 8.0To protect her hospital's reputation, Dr. Kasamatsu asks Akira to guard her new patient, an investor whose shady tactics attracted a violent
  4. S02E04BG: Personal Bodyguard S02E04Episode 4July 9, 2020 7.0Akira receives an urgent request for help from a surprising client. Mayu's coworkers don't like the extra attention she's getting from Presi
  5. S02E05BG: Personal Bodyguard S02E05Episode 5July 16, 2020 7.0After someone mugs Seitaro's girlfriend Nagiko, Akira learns that she's been dodging a stalker for months. He and Masaya agree to watch over
  6. S02E06BG: Personal Bodyguard S02E06Episode 6July 23, 2020 8.0A restaurant owner asks Akira for protection from a malicious landlord threatening to evict her. Dr. Kasamatsu can't shake a troubling memor
  7. S02E07BG: Personal Bodyguard S02E07Episode 7July 30, 2020 6.0Akira meets President Ryu in secret to discuss the recent, troubling police activity. Despite being rivals, the two reach a surprising arran

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Castfull cast & details

Takuya KimuraTakuya KimuraAkira ShimazakiTakumi SaitohTakumi SaitohMasaya TakanashiNanaoNanaoMayu SuganumaShotaro MamiyaShotaro MamiyaSeitaro SawaguchiToru NakamuraToru NakamuraKōmei RyūMikako IchikawaMikako IchikawaTakako KasamatsuMasanobu KatsumuraMasanobu KatsumuraKenzō OmataShunsuke MichiedaShunsuke MichiedaKojirō Nakashima

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