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Ushijima the Loan Shark (2010)
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Original name: 闇金ウシジマくん
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
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.
Style:
light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, tense, bleak, dark, realistic, intense, noir ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s, contemporary
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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