Details
Title: 闇金ウシジマくん
Title (romaji): Yamikin Ushijima-kun
Also known as: Ushijima the Loan Shark
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Human drama
Episodes: 9
Viewership ratings:
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Oct-12 to 2010-Dec-14
Air time: Tuesday 24:55
Theme song: Sudachi by Karasu
Synopsis
This drama depicts the harsh reality of those at the bottom of society through the eyes of the loanshark Ushijima. He is the head of Kaukau Finance which is a ruthless black market lending operation, charging as much as 50% interest every ten days.
Cast
Yamada Takayuki
Katase Nana
Yabe Kyosuke
Sakimoto Hiromi
Yokoyama Miyuki
Kasumi Risa
Saijou Ruri
Kizaki Jessica
Tokui Yuu
Onoue Hiroyuki
Yashiro Minase
Aoyagi Ruito
Taniguchi Hajime (ep8)
Production Credits
Original writing: Manabe Shohei
Screenwriter: Fukuma Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masatoshi
Producer: (幹九郎)、(佐々木博之), Maruyama Hiroo
Director: Yamaguchi Masatoshi, Kawamura Yasuhiro
Music: Yoshimata Ryo
Notes
The original manga, which was nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize twice, shows the harsh reality of social disparity in often grotesque and explicit pictures.
Yamikin Ushijima-kun
