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Ushijima the Loan Shark

Ushijima the Loan Shark

20108.73 Seasons27 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

Kaoru Ushijima's Kaukau Finance is the lender of last resort for many of the poorest people in the area: He collects without mercy and without fail.

Created by Shohei Manabe
Written by Shohei Manabe
Produced by Tatsuya Umemoto, Tatsuya Iwakura
NetworksMBSTBS

Top Cast

Takayuki Yamada

Takayuki Yamada

Kaoru Ushijima

Kyosuke Yabe

Kyosuke Yabe

Tsukazaki

Hiromi Sakimoto

Hiromi Sakimoto

Takada

Maryjun Takahashi

Maryjun Takahashi

Akane Saihara

Jessica Kizaki

Jessica Kizaki

Tomoko

Themes & Keywords

japanexploitationgambling debtgreeddebt collectordebtbased on mangaloan sharkyamikinusury

About Ushijima the Loan Shark

Ushijima the Loan Shark is a drama series that first aired in 2010 exploring themes of japan, exploitation, gambling debt, greed, debt collector, debt. Created by Shohei Manabe, it stars Takayuki Yamada, Kyosuke Yabe, Hiromi Sakimoto. Kaoru Ushijima's Kaukau Finance is the lender of last resort for many of the poorest people in the area: He collects without mercy and without fail.

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