Ushijima the Loan Shark(2012)
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.
Movie: Ushijima the Loan Shark
Top 10 Billed Cast
Kaoru Ushijima
Mirai Suzuki
Jun Ogawa
Tsukazaki
Takada
Chiaki Okubo
Inomata
Uehara
Yuta Negishi (Nesshi)
Nikumamushi
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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.
Release Date
2012-08-25
Average
6.8
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
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