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Ushijima the Loan Shark

Name: Ushijima the Loan Shark
Genre: Drama
Released: 2012-08-25
Cast: Takayuki Yamada, Yuko Oshima, Kento Hayashi, Kyosuke Yabe, Hiromi Sakimoto

2012 | 129 min | Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: One for anime fans and people who like stories about real, flawed people. It's anime, with all the big emotions and big action that comes with it.
The mood: Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 9 min.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 18K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Masatoshi Yamaguchi

Takayuki YamadaKaoru Ushijima
Yuko OshimaMirai Suzuki
Kento HayashiJun Ogawa
Kyosuke YabeTsukazaki
Hiromi SakimotoTakada
Nana KataseChiaki Okubo
Yoshinori OkadaInomata
Tsuyoshi MuroUehara
Suzunosuke TanakaYuta Negishi (Nesshi)
Hirofumi AraiNikumamushi