The Royal Family
The Royal Family
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The Royal Family

8.7 / 10
2025
1 season
10 episodes
Drama

Kurisu has always admired his father, who runs a tax accounting firm, and dreamed of working with him one day. To broaden his skills, he joined a major tax firm, but a professional setback left him disillusioned. His life takes an unexpected turn when he meets racehorse owner Sanno Kozo, reigniting his sense of purpose.

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Cast

Seasons

  • Gate in

    1.Gate in

    12-10-202560m

    Eiji Kurisu (Satoshi Tsumabuki), a tax accountant who’s lost his sense of purpose after a career setback, is asked by Royal Human Corporation to investigate its struggling horse ra...

  • Runaway

    2.Runaway

    19-10-202560m

    Invited by Kozo (Koichi Sato), Eiji Kurisu (Satoshi Tsumabuki) joins Royal Human Corporation as the exclusive secretary for the horse racing division. In the order of his duties he...

  • On-premise Sale

    3.On-premise Sale

    26-10-202547m

    Kanako struggles to keep her family ranch afloat. Her father, Tsuyoshi (Katsumi Kiba), insists on selling horses directly to owners instead of through auctions, but for a certain...

  • Make Debut

    4.Make Debut

    02-11-202547m

    Kurisu (Satoshi Tsumabuki) is summoned by trainer Hironaka (Masanobu Ando) to visit a training farm in the Hidaka region. Royal Hope, which Kozo (Koichi Sato) bought for 100 millio...

  • The Japanese Derby

    5.The Japanese Derby

    09-11-202547m

    It is revealed that Kozo (Koichi Sato) has a secret child! Pressed by Kurisu (Satoshi Tsumabuki) for an explanation, Kozo discloses that the woman involved is Mikiko Nakajo (Tomoko...

  • The Arima Kinen

    6.The Arima Kinen

    16-11-202547m

    Royal Hope kept falling just one step short of victory, but the fans who support him continued growing. However, after the 2017 Arima Kinen, Kurisu (Satoshi Tsumabuki) was surprise...

  • Winner's Circle

    7.Winner's Circle

    23-11-202547m

    Kozo struggles with the painful distance as Koichi continues to reject him, while Kurisu desperately searches for a way to reconcile father and son. When Koichi finally reaches out...

  • Inheritance-Restricted Owner

    8.Inheritance-Restricted Owner

    30-11-202547m

    After inheriting the racehorse “Royal Family” as a inheritance-restricted owner from his late father Kozo, Koichi visits the Hokuryo Farm horse auction with Kurisu. There, he meets...

  • Stirrups

    9.Stirrups

    07-12-202547m

    The Team Royal came together under Kurisu (played by Satoshi Tsumabuki) and Koichi (Ren Meguro), aiming for the Arima Kinen the year after the next. After Ryujiro (Mahiro Takasugi)...

  • Fanfare

    10.Fanfare

    14-12-202560m

    The Royal Family made a miraculous comeback from the brink of despair after going blind in one eye. However, to stand on the stage of the Arima Kinen—the dream that Kurisu (Satoshi...

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