Ushijima the Loan Shark
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.
Seasons
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2010-10-12
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.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2010-10-19
Office lady Kumiko piles up debts to maintain her relationships at work. Her boyfriend, meanwhile, is attempting to avoid paying Ushijima back.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2010-10-26
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.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2010-11-02
Ohara, Ushijima's backer, pressures him about profits. Chiaki's people skills are an asset at the office when they're targeted by scammers.
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2010-11-09
Ushijima and his fellows realize that Morishita and his crew have been scamming lenders Chiaki feels responsible for falling for their scheme.
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2010-11-16
Ushijima's agency is targeted by another illegal loan shop: Losing money, they plan to infiltrate Kaukau Finance and steal their client list.
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2010-11-30
Desperate, Itabashi continues his campaign of forgery to get a loan, while Ueno waits for his chance and Mizuki is targeted by an old client.
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2010-12-07
Ushijima turns 'Ueno,' and then he turns the tables on Ueno's boss. Yoshinori wants to run away with Anna, but she's not interested anymore.
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 2010-12-14
Mizuki seeks help from Ushijima and company to get back the money that Numata stole from her. Meanwhile, Itabashi is running out of options.
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2014-01-17
Popular host Issei asks Ushijima and company to collect on a customer's debt. Ushijima's underling Takada meets his former colleague Hayato again.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2014-01-24
Hayato begins learning the ropes by following Takada around. Meanwhile, slacker Utsui wins big at pachinko and makes a payment on his loan.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2014-01-31
Ushijima and company set out to do due diligence on a group of young debtors while attempting to maneuver around a potential police investigation.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2014-02-07
Nakata continues getting involved in risky business for the sake of cash. Meanwhile, Takada runs into Hayato again and Ushijima trades with Inui.
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2014-02-14
Ushijima invests with Hayato; Ezaki follows suit due to his losses at an underground casino. Julia's colleagues get suspicious about her other job.
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2014-02-21
Money worries cloud Nakata's relationship with Papiko, while Takada adds a new customer at a pachinko parlor. Ushijima wonders about Julia.
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2014-02-28
Hard up for funds and miserable over Papiko, Nakata takes a loan out from the mysterious Habu, about whom Ushijima and Inui trade information.
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2014-03-07
Hayato flees with the money he obtained from CowCow Finance's members via Ezaki. Ushijima and Inui cooperate to track him down.
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 2014-03-14
When his plans fail, Nakata is kidnapped by Habu. Nakata's friend Kiminori wants Ushijima's help to save him, but Ushijima has his own concerns.
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2016-07-18
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.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2016-07-25
Mayumi continues consulting the fortune-teller about her love life while, separately, Mina and Kose continue to face cash flow problems.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2016-08-01
Kawasaki borrows more money from Ushijima, while Mina and her mother branch out from prostitution into blackmail and Kose takes out a loan.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2016-08-08
Mayumi celebrates her engagement to Shindo, not her former boyfriend; she doesn't know how unsavory he is. Kawasaki borrows more money from Ushijima.
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2016-08-15
Mayumi has trouble at work as a consequence of Shindo's abusive behavior. Mina receives a business card from a strange blond-haired man on the street.
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2016-08-22
Mayumi slips further under Shindo's control, endangering her job and her relationships. Threatened by Saihara, JP and Mina meet the mysterious Kei.
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2016-08-29
Ushijima and Inui decide to investigate the fortune-teller. Shindo blames Mayumi's suicide attempt on her parents and ropes in her sister Miyumi.
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2016-09-05
Mayumi tries to escape from Shindo after leaving the hospital, but she's foiled by her mother. Mina hatches a scheme to protect her mother.
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 2016-09-12
Shindo's control over Mayumi, Miyumi and the Uehara family is nearly total, until Ushijima comes to collect on Mayumi's debt.
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Rating
8.7/10
Release Date
2010-10-12
Episodes
27 (3 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
