About this series
Suave, quick-witted Ginjiro Manda puts his considerable knowledge to work in legal and financial matters amid an uncertain economy.
All films — in order
1
The King of Minami Returns
Loan shark Ginjiro Manda meets an old friend, banker Imamiya. Harassed by his manager and pestered about past mistakes, Imamiya commits suicide.
2
The King of Minami Returns: The Seal of Betrayal
Loan shark Ginjiro Manda meets with a former client, design firm CEO Tominaga. It was Tominaga’s wife who saved Manda from bankruptcy 10 years ago.
3
The King of Minami Returns: A Scrappy Business
Loan shark Ginjiro is known as the Demon of Minami. Cosmetics maker Kaburaki has his eye on him. Sakagami meets Yulim, who has come over from Korea.
4
The King of Minami Returns: A Backstreet Factory in Danger
Ginjiro meets factory owner Shirakawa, who has been given a 50-million-yen draft he has no memory of. Ginjiro hears rumors of a draft fraud ring.
5
The King of Minami Returns: Paper Scraps for Money
Ginjiro looks after 10-year-old Ayumi. Her mother is away on staff training. The company is a criminal outfit pushing unlisted stock to the elderly.
6
The King of Minami Returns: Ginjiro in Danger
Ginjiro lends 50 million yen to a man named Sugaya, who dies before repaying it. Sugaya’s daughter appears with a photo of someone unknown to Ginjiro.
7
The King of Minami Returns: Ginjiro, Arrested!?
Osaka loan shark Ginjiro meets Tomoe, a childhood friend of his friend Ryuichi, but the lonely Tomoe has fallen in love with a man she met online.
8
The King of Minami Returns: How to Make Money
Business turns bad for Ginjiro’s client Matsuno. Self-proclaimed behavioral economist Keiko appears, and the businesses she advises boom. She’s a hit!
9
The King of Minami Returns: A Sweet Swindler's Deadly Trap
A self-proclaimed cult founder comes to loan shark Ginjiro. Ginjiro sees through his lies and judges the cult a fraud. A co-conspirator is bitter.
10
The King of Minami Returns: A 250 Dollar Promise
A man who borrowed money from Ginjiro commits suicide. He had been laid off by the unethical Naniwa Advertising Co. A new recruit is also suffering.
11
The King of Minami Returns: Scholarship and Oreore Fraud
Feared loan shark Ginjiro Manda investigates a group of fraudsters when a struggling student and a widow with links to the group ask him for money.
12
The King of Minami Returns: The Price of a Life
When his brother is taken hostage, loan shark Ginjiro must face his heartless past while attempting to shake the shadowy force threatening his life.
13
The King of Minami Returns: Light and Shadow
Loan shark Ginjiro meets two people from his past: Harumi, who runs a kids restaurant; and Shimamoto, a human rights lawyer who isn't what he seems.
14
The King of Minami Returns: A Winning Divorce, a Losing Divorce
Osaka loan shark Ginjiro Manda becomes entangled in an elaborate divorce scheme targeting a hard-working waitress at his cafe.
15
新・ミナミの帝王～ニンベンの女～
The King of Minami Returns 15