is a Japanese

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

series by Shohei Manabe. It won the 56th

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan, Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being ...

for general manga. It was adapted into a

live action Live action (or live-action) is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live-action with animation to create a live-action animated film. Live-action is used to define film, video ga ...

television drama series in 2010 and into a live action film in 2012. A second live action film, ''Ushijima the Loan Shark 2'', was released on May 16, 2014. Two other live action films, ''Ushijima the Loan Shark 3, and Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final'' have also been released.

Cast

Takayuki Yamada is a Japanese actor, singer, and producer. He is best known for his role as Sakutaro Matsumoto in TV drama ''Socrates in Love'' and as Densha Otoko in the 2005 film of the same name. Yamada gained international popularity through his portrayal ...

(TV drama and film) as Kaoru Ushijima *

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(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 (born 10 June 1989) is a Japanese former AV idol, actress, singer and gravure model. She was also a member of Ebisu Muscats. Life and career Born in Tokyo, Kizaki made her debut in June 2008, appearing on the first image DVD ''Active high scho ...

(TV drama and film) as Moko

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Written and illustrated by Shohei Manabe, ''Ushijima the Loan Shark'' was serialized for about fifteen years in

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hit ...

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from May 10, 2004, to March 4, 2019. Shogakukan collected its chapters in forty-six ''

tankōbon is the Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or cultur ...

'' volumes, released from July 30, 2004, to May 30, 2019.

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Official film website
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