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Ushijima the Loan Shark

2012 · 129 min

A grim, quietly gripping descent into debt and exploitation that leaves a cold, uneasy aftertaste.

Directed by
Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Takayuki Yamada, Yuko Oshima, Kento Hayashi
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Takayuki Yamada, Yuko Oshima, Kento Hayashi
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • class
  • power
  • crime
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Masahiro Fukuma, Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Starring
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Music
Akihiro Manabe, MAYUKO
Cinematography
Hiromitsu Nishimura
Runtime
129 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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