Series synopsis
Ushijima the Loan Shark, also known as 闇金ウシジマくん is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on MBS on October 12, 2010. It was created by Masatoshi Yamaguchi. It stars Takayuki Yamada, Kyosuke Yabe, Hiromi Sakimoto and Maryjun Takahashi.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Takayuki Yamada as Kaoru Ushijima
- Kyosuke Yabe as Tsukazaki
- Hiromi Sakimoto as Takada
- Maryjun Takahashi as Akane Saihara
- Nana Katase as Chiaki Okubo
- Go Ayano as Inui
- Jessica Kizaki as Tomoko
- Miyuki Yokoyama
Supporting cast
Guest cast
- Muck Akazawa as OL Leader
- Minase Yashiro as Kumiko Murata
- Kentarō Shimazu
- Kei Kagaya
- Nina
- Satoshi Hakuzen
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 31 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | August 25, 2012 | October 22, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 9 | October 12, 2010 | December 14, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 9 | January 17, 2014 | March 14, 2014 |
| Season 3 | 9 | July 18, 2016 | September 12, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 25, 2012 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | May 16, 2014 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 22, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Chiaki, an adult-video actress looking to switch to a proper job, takes out a loan from Ushijima in order to take the corporate entrance exam. |
October 12, 2010 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Office lady Kumiko piles up debts to maintain her relationships at work. Her boyfriend, meanwhile, is attempting to avoid paying Ushijima back. |
October 19, 2010 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Kumiko starts working part-time in the sex trade, but Kensuke can't curtail his spending habits even after word gets around at Kumiko's office job. |
October 26, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Popular host Issei asks Ushijima and company to collect on a customer's debt. Ushijima's underling Takada meets his former colleague Hayato again. |
January 17, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Hayato begins learning the ropes by following Takada around. Meanwhile, slacker Utsui wins big at pachinko and makes a payment on his loan. |
January 24, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Ushijima and company set out to do due diligence on a group of young debtors while attempting to maneuver around a potential police investigation. |
January 31, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Mayumi Uehara meets a man calling himself Kamido and falls head over heels. Living in an internet cafe, Mina is running out of money. Ushijima awaits. |
July 18, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Mayumi continues consulting the fortune-teller about her love life while, separately, Mina and Kose continue to face cash flow problems. |
July 25, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Kawasaki borrows more money from Ushijima, while Mina and her mother branch out from prostitution into blackmail and Kose takes out a loan. |
August 1, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 12, 2010 |
| Last aired | September 12, 2016 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |