

The loan shark who cares too much: Yakuza debt collection gets weirdly wholesome.
Ginjiro finds that it has become impossible to collect debts when even his regular clients have been conned out of their savings. He discovers that Sugiura gang underboss Domoto is behind these schemes. Domoto wants to take over the gang and tries to ruin Yukino, the real boss’s widow and the gang’s acting head, by sabotaging a resort hotel project with the help of a thug named Kawatani. Ginjiro, who has lent money for the project, is furious when he learns about Domoto’s schemes and goes into action.
Acting
Riki Takeuchi's thousand-yard stare with surprising dad energy.
Production
The glorious cheapness of V-cinema aesthetics on full display.

Director
Sadaaki Haginiwa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the FIFTIETH entry in the King of Minami franchise, a direct-to-video phenomenon spanning two decades with over 100 total episodes.
V-cinema (direct-to-video Japanese films) became the yakuza genre's lifeblood after theatrical yakuza films collapsed—this series is basically its Wikipedia entry.
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