

7.054 minSeason 1 • Episode 11
LatestJiro Kanzaki is an F3000 test driver blessed with acute sensitivity and breathtaking driving techniques. He's a daredevil who feels no fear driving at speeds that even top racers dare not attempt. But unexpected trouble forces this world-famous racer to leave his team and return to Japan for the first time in years. Until he finds a new job as a racer, Jiro decides to stay with his parents. What awaits Jiro there is his hardheaded father, his nagging sister, the 12 children of the foster home his father runs, a snobbish male nurse, and a stubborn female nurse who likes to daydream about her life.
Acting
Kimura's micro-expressions hiding a shattered ego
Writing
Kids who feel real, not precocious props
Score
That theme song still lives rent-free in my head
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kimura trained with actual F3000 drivers and did most of his own cockpit scenes, allegedly vomiting after his first high-speed session.
This aired during Fuji TV's 'Getsu 9' golden slot that launched countless Kimura-led phenomena—Engine underperformed ratings-wise but became a quiet cult favorite for its uncharacteristic restraint.