Ushijima the Loan Shark

Ushijima the Loan Shark (闇金ウシジマくん, Yamikin Ushijima-kun) is a Japanese manga series by Shohei Manabe. It won the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.[1][2] It was adapted into a live action television drama series in 2010 and into a live action film in 2012.[3][4] A second live action film, Ushijima the Loan Shark 2, was released on May 16, 2014.[5][6] Two other live action films, Ushijima the Loan Shark 3, and Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final have also been released.

闇金ウシジマくん (Yamikin Ushijima-kun)
Ushijima the Loan Shark
First tankōbon volume cover
Manga
Written by	Shohei Manabe
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Weekly Big Comic Spirits
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	May 10, 2004 – March 4, 2019
Volumes	46
Television drama
Directed by	Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Written by	Masahiro Fukuma
Original network	TBS, MBS
Original run	October 12, 2010 – September 18, 2016
Episodes	27
Live-action film
Directed by	Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Written by	Masahiro Fukuma Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Music by	Superfly
Released	August 25, 2012 (2012-08-25)
Runtime	129 minutes
Live-action film
Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2
Directed by	Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Written by	Masahiro Fukuma Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Music by	Superfly
Released	May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14)
Runtime	133 minutes
Live-action film
Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3
Directed by	Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Written by	Masahiro Fukuma Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Music by	Superfly
Released	September 22, 2016 (2016-09-22)
Runtime	131 minutes
Live-action film
Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final
Directed by	Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Written by	Masahiro Fukuma Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Music by	Superfly
Released	October 22, 2016 (2016-10-22)
Runtime	130 minutes

Cast

Takayuki Yamada (TV drama and film) as Kaoru Ushijima
Nana Katase (TV drama and film) as Chiaki Okubo
Kyosuke Yabe (TV drama and film) as Ezaki
Hiromi Sakimoto (TV drama and film) as Takada
Jessica Kizaki (TV drama and film) as Moko

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Shohei Manabe, Ushijima the Loan Shark was serialized for about fifteen years in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from May 10, 2004,[7] to March 4, 2019.[8] Shogakukan collected its chapters in forty-six tankōbon volumes, released from July 30, 2004,[9] to May 30, 2019.[10]

References

小学館漫画賞 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
"56th Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
"Ushijima the Loan Shark Manga Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
"Ushijima the Loan Shark Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
Kevin Ma (May 13, 2014). "Frozen tops Japan B.O. for tenth weekend". Film Business Asia. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
"闇金ウシジマくん Part2 (2014)". alcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
ビッグ　スピリッツ 2004年24号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
闇金ウシジマくん完結！「全部捧げる気持ちで描いてきた」、デコトラ全国走行も. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 4, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
闇金ウシジマくん　１ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
闇金ウシジマくん　４６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

External links

Official film website (in Japanese)
Ushijima the Loan Shark (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Ushijima the Loan Shark at IMDb
Ushijima the Loan Shark 2 at IMDb

Weekly Big Comic Spirits series
Current	Mogura no Uta (2008) Kenkō de Bunkateki na Saitei Gendo no Seikatsu (2014) Bōkyaku no Sachiko (2014) Aoashi (2015) Dance Dance Danseur (2015) Fūto Tantei (2017) Nigatsu no Shōsha (2017) Asadora! (2018) Saturn Return (2019) Kimi wa Hōkago Insomnia (2019) Shinkurō, Hashiru! (2020) Kujō no Taizai (2020) Hirayasumi (2021)
1980s	Maison Ikkoku (1980–1987) Wounded Man (1981–1986) Iron Virgin Jun (1983) Oishinbo [on hiatus] (1983–2014) F (1985–1992) Crying Freeman (1986–1988) Yawara! (1986–1993) Tokyo Love Story (1988–1990) Dance till Tomorrow (1989–1990) Utsurun Desu. (1989–1994)
1990s	Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga (1990–1991) Living Game (1990–1993) Wangan Midnight (1990–1991) Hanaotoko (1991–1992) Asunaro Hakusho (1992–1993) Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari (1992–2001) Gallery Fake (1992–2005, 2012, 2016) Happy! (1993–1999) Tekkonkinkreet (1993–1994) Itoshi no Irene (1995–1996) Ping Pong (1996–1997) Yoiko (1996–2001) Uzumaki (1998–1999) Believers (1999) 20th Century Boys (1999–2006) Chocolat (1999–2003) Saikano (1999–2001)
2000s	Gyo (2001–2002) Kōkō Afro Tanaka (2002–2004) Pet (2002–2003) Homunculus (2003–2011) Danchi Tomoo (2003–2019) Last Inning (2004–2014) Ushijima the Loan Shark (2004–2019) Chūtai Afro Tanaka (2004–2007) Remina (2004–2005) Bambino! (2004–2009) Hakuba no Ōji-sama (2005–2008) Boys on the Run (2005–2008) Takemitsuzamurai (2006–2010) Jagan wa Gachirin ni Tobu (2006–2007) 21st Century Boys (2007) Jōkyō Afro Tanaka (2007–2010) Hana to Oku-tan (2007–2019) Channel wa Sonomama! (2008–2013) Misaki, Number 1!! (2008) Birdy the Mighty (2008) Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit (2008–2012) Shin Kurosagi (2008–2012) Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbu (2008–2015) Birdy the Mighty: Evolution (2008–2012) Goodnight Punpun (2008–2013) Shut Hell (2008–2010) D no Maō (2009) I Am a Hero (2009–2017) Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin (2009–2010) Seven Shakespeares (2009–2011)
2010s	Hanamote Katare (2010–2014) Sasurai Afro Tanaka (2010–2013) Hideout (2010) Ushiharu (2010–2011) Shichigatsu no Hone (2010–2011) Asahinagu (2011–2020) Shin Kurosagi Kanketsu-hen (2012–2013) Chiisakobee (2012–2015) Ōsama-tachi no Viking (2013–2019) Hakubo no Chronicle (2013–2017) Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction (2014–2022) 1518! (2014–2019) Ginkai no Speed Star (2014–2015) Tokusatsu Gagaga (2014–2020) Kedamame (2014–2015) Joker Game (2014–2015) Hikari-Man (2014–2020) Furo Girl! (2015–2016) Million Yen Women (2015–2016) Shiawase Afro Tanaka (2015–2018) Kanata-Kakeru (2016–2018) After the Rain (2016–2018) Neko no Otera no Chion-san (2016–2018) Tenohira ni Ai wo! (2016–2017) Slow Motion wo Mōichido (2016–2018) Saotome Senshu, Hitakakusu (2016–2019) Jagaaan (2017–2021) Yukibana no Tora (2018–2020) Peach Milk Crown (2018–2019) Kekkon Afro Tanaka (2018–2021) Ponkotsu Ponko (2019–2021) Battleground Workers (2019–2021)
2020s	Chi: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite (2020–2022) Aoashi Brotherfoot (2021)

Shogakukan Manga Award – General
1950s	Būtan by Noboru Baba (1955) Oyama no Kaba-chan by Eijo Ishida (1956) Manga Seminar on Biology and Biiko-chan by Osamu Tezuka (1957) Little Black Sambo and Shiawase no Ōji by Tarō Senba (1958) Korisu no Pokko by Jirō Ōta and Bonko-chan and Fuichin-san by Toshiko Ueda (1959)
1960s	Science-kun no Sekai Ryokō by Reiji Aki (1961) Susume Roboketto and Tebukuro Tecchan by Fujiko Fujio (1962) Fight Sensei and Stop! Nii-chan by Hisashi Sekitani (1963) Osomatsu-kun by Fujio Akatsuka (1964) Paki-chan to Ganta by Kazuo Maekawa (1965) Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae by Shotaro Ishinomori (1967) Animal 1 and Inakappe Taishō by Noboru Kawasaki (1968) Fire! by Hideko Mizuno (1969)
1970s	Glass no Shiro by Masako Watanabe and Gag Ojisan and Oya Baka Tengoku by Ryuzan Aki (1970) Hana Ichimonme by Shinji Nagashima and Minashigo Hutch by Tatsuo Yoshida (1971) Tōchan no Kawaii Oyome-san and Hashire! Boro by Hiroshi Asuna (1972) Otoko Doahō Kōshien and Deba to Batto by Shinji Mizushima (1973) The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu (1974) Golgo 13 by Takao Saito (1975) Abu-san by Shinji Mizushima (1976) Notari Matsutarō by Tetsuya Chiba (1977) Haguregumo by George Akiyama (1978) Tosa no Ippon Tsuri by Yūsuke Aoyagi (1979)
1980s	Hakatakko Junjō and Gangaragan by Hōsei Hasegawa and Jarinko Chie by Etsumi Haruki (1980) Sunset on Third Street by Ryōhei Saigan (1981) Tsuribaka Nisshi by Jūzō Yamasaki and Ken'ichi Kitami (1982) Hidamari no Ki by Osamu Tezuka (1983) Human Crossing by Masao Yajima and Kenshi Hirokane (1984) Bokkemon by Takashi Iwashige (1985) Oishinbo by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki (1986) Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon by Shotaro Ishinomori (1987) Genji Monogatari by Miyako Maki (1988) Yawara! by Naoki Urasawa (1989)
1990s	F by Noboru Rokuda (1990) Kazoku no Shokutaku and Asunaro Hakusho by Fumi Saimon (1991) Okami-san by Ichimaru and Miyamoto kara Kimi e by Hideki Arai (1992) Kaze no Daichi by Nobuhiro Sakata and Eiji Kazama (1993) Bokkō by Hideki Mori (1994) Ron by Motoka Murakami and Gallery Fake and Tarō by Fujihiko Hosono (1995) Gekka no Kishi by Junichi Nōjō (1996) Azumi by Yū Koyama (1997) Aji Ichi Monme by Zenta Abe and Yoshimi Kurata (1998)
2000s	Monster by Naoki Urasawa (2000) Heat by Buronson and Ryoichi Ikegami (2001) 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (2002) Dr. Kotō Shinryōjo by Takatoshi Yamada (2003) Iryū by Tarō Nogizaka and Akira Nagai (2004) A Spirit of the Sun by Kaiji Kawaguchi and Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin by George Abe and Masasumi Kakizaki (2005) Bengoshi no Kuzu by Hideo Iura (2006) Bambino! by Tetsuji Sekiya and Kurosagi by Takeshi Natsuhara and Kuromaru (2007) Gaku: Minna no Yama by Shin'ichi Ishizuka (2008) Shinya Shokudō by Yarō Abe (2009)
2010s	Ushijima the Loan Shark by Manabe Shōhei and Space Brothers by Chūya Koyama (2010) Kids on the Slope by Yuki Kodama (2011) I Am a Hero by Kengo Hanazawa (2012) Mogura no Uta by Noboru Takahashi (2013) Asahinagu by Ai Kozaki and Aoi Honō by Kazuhiko Shimamoto (2014) Umimachi Diary by Akimi Yoshida and Sunny by Taiyo Matsumoto (2015) Blue Giant by Shinichi Ishizuka and Jūhan Shuttai! by Naoko Matsuda (2016) After the Rain by Jun Mayuzuki and Kūbo Ibuki by Kaiji Kawaguchi (2017) Hibiki: Shōsetsuka ni Naru Hōhō by Mitsuharu Yanamoto and Kenkō de Bunkateki na Saitei Gendo no Seikatsu by Haruko Kashiwagi (2018) Aoashi by Yūgo Kobayashi and Kaguya-sama: Love Is War by Aka Akasaka (2019)
2020s	Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction by Inio Asano and Police in a Pod by Miko Yasu (2020) Nigatsu no Shōsha by Shiho Takase and Do Not Say Mystery by Yumi Tamura (2021)

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