Drama · Japan · 2012 · 2h 9m

Ushijima the Loan Shark

闇金ウシジマくん

Ushijima the Loan Shark poster
Director
Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Cast
Takayuki Yamada as Kaoru Ushijima Yuko Oshima as Mirai Suzuki Kento Hayashi as Jun Ogawa Kyosuke Yabe as Tsukazaki Hiromi Sakimoto as Takada Nana Katase as Chiaki Okubo
Crew
Hiromitsu Nishimura — Director of Photography Hiroshi Matsuo — Editor MAYUKO — Original Music Composer Akihiro Manabe — Original Music Composer Kenichiro Suehiro — Original Music Composer Masatoshi Yamaguchi — Screenplay
Synopsis

Mirai Suzuki (Yuko Oshima) becomes responsible for her mother's debt which is owed to loan shark Kaoru Ushijima (Takayuki Yamada). To begin paying off her mother's debt, Mirai begins working at a dating cafe. Meanwhile, Jun (Kento Hayashi) is the ambitious and greedy company president for an event group. To borrow money, Jun visits Kaukau Finance owned by Kaoru Ushijima.

Mood & Themes
japangreedexploitationdebt collectorbased on mangacriminal underworldloan sharkyamikinusuryunderground economy
Key Collaborators
Masatoshi Yamaguchi Director Hiromitsu Nishimura Director of Photography Hiroshi Matsuo Editor MAYUKO Original Music Composer Akihiro Manabe Original Music Composer Kenichiro Suehiro Original Music Composer Masatoshi Yamaguchi Screenplay Masahiro Fukuma Screenplay Tatsuya Iwakura Producer Ryo Murata Producer Junya Okamoto Producer Hiroo Maruyama Producer
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