Character Relationship Map: No Problem 2

Characters

• Kensuke Kimura (played by Takashi Okamura) — protagonist

  A daydreaming young man pursuing his ambition of becoming a movie star, Kensuke becomes involved in protecting Yumiko as she faces danger over her inheritance and company. His clumsy manner and lack o...

• Lam Kau (played by Yuen Biao) — supporting

  A martial arts figure connected to Invincible's past, Lam Kau has been tasked with dealing with the killer's earlier crimes. He wants Kensuke to help draw Invincible out, using him as bait, and eventu...

• Yumiko Ota (played by Wakana Sakai) — supporting

  Yumiko learns that her adoptive father has left her control of the Ota International group, placing her inheritance and the company's future at stake. Kazuo is to help manage the group until she turns...

• Invincible (played by Won Jin) — supporting

  A violent former student of Lam Kau, Invincible is hired by a criminal crew to kill a woman during a staged robbery. The plan to hide weapons at the venue draws police attention. Roy later asks him to...

• Chief Supt. Chan (played by Johnny Siu Juen Dang) — supporting

  Chief Supt. Chan is a police figure who tries to summon an officer back to the station while the staged robbery and its hidden weapons are drawing police attention. The officer insists that a more urg...

• Kazuo Ota (played by Shun Sugata) — supporting

  Kazuo Ota is assigned to help manage Ota International until Yumiko turns twenty, after her adoptive father leaves her control of the group. He appears to accept the arrangement, while Yumiko's inheri...

• Roy (played by Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung) — supporting

  Roy is involved in the criminal conflict and asks Invincible to kill a rival. His request connects him to the violent plot surrounding Invincible, though the available summary gives no further details...

• Station Cop (played by Chin Ka-Lok) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Chief Supt. Chan → Station Cop (Professional Superior And Subordinate) — Chan attempts to direct an officer's return to the station, but the officer resists because of another urgent matter.

  Chief Supt. Chan tries to summon an officer back to the station, while the officer says he is occupied with a more urgent matter.

• Roy → Invincible (Professional Hires As Assassin) — Roy seeks to use Invincible's services to eliminate a rival.

  Roy asks for Invincible to kill a rival.

• Kazuo Ota → Yumiko Ota (Family Uncle And Niece) — Kazuo is assigned to help manage the company until Yumiko turns twenty, while their relationship is strained by his treatment of her.

  The plot identifies Kazuo as Yumiko's uncle and says she continues to show concern for him despite his treatment of her.

• Kensuke Kimura → Yumiko Ota (Romantic Love Interest) — Kensuke's growing affection for Yumiko motivates his efforts to protect her, even as those efforts bring him into danger.

  Kensuke becomes involved in protecting Yumiko, and the plot says his feelings for her deepen.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Lam Kau → Kensuke Kimura (Alliance Uses As Bait) — Lam Kau involves Kensuke in his plan to draw out Invincible, placing him at risk.

  Lam Kau wants Kensuke to help draw Invincible out, making Kensuke bait in a dangerous scheme.

• Lam Kau → Invincible (Conflict Former Teacher And Enemy) — Their past teacher-student connection has become a violent conflict, culminating in a fight whose outcome is not provided.

  Invincible is described as Lam Kau's violent former student. Lam Kau searches for him for twenty years and eventually confronts him.

Story Analysis

Kensuke's pursuit of his ambitions and efforts to protect Yumiko intersect with a dangerous criminal plot and Lam Kau's unfinished conflict with Invincible.

Plot Progression

1. A Journey and an Inheritance — Kensuke is encouraged to pursue his movie-star ambition in Hong Kong. Yumiko learns that she will control Ota International, with Kazuo managing it until she turns twenty.
2. Protection and a Staged Crime — Kensuke becomes involved in protecting Yumiko, whose inheritance makes her vulnerable. Elsewhere, a criminal crew hires Invincible for a killing during a staged robbery, drawing police attention.
3. Wanted and Drawn into Danger — Kensuke is warned that he is wanted by the police and should not rush to rescue Yumiko. He learns of Invincible's past with Lam Kau and becomes part of Lam Kau's plan to lure him out.
4. Conflicting Duties and Old Enmity — Those around Kensuke urge him to consider people beyond Yumiko, while Roy seeks a killing from Invincible and Yumiko remains concerned for her uncle. Lam Kau finally confronts his former student after...
5. An Unfinished Fight — Lam Kau and Invincible fight, with Lam Kau attempting to guide his companion through a martial arts technique. The available dialogue ends before the confrontation's outcome is revealed.