Scams (2019)

Other name: スカム , Scum , Sukamu

Description:

Scams chronicles the dramatic downfall of Seijitsu Kusano, a brilliant university graduate whose promising future takes an abrupt turn. Landing a dream job at a prestigious company, his smooth sailing life capsizes just six months later when the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy renders him jobless. Plunged into a desperate struggle, Seijitsu faces relentless pressure to repay student loans while his ailing father requires costly medical care beyond insurance coverage. Seeking any way out of his dire circumstances, he stumbles upon a job advertisement promising exorbitant pay. This seemingly miraculous opportunity, however, leads him into a moral abyss. Seijitsu’s new role involves actively withdrawing money from the bank accounts of elderly individuals, who are unsuspecting victims of elaborate voice phishing scams. Based on the nonfiction novel Rojin Kui, this gripping narrative exposes the dark side of economic hardship and the extreme measures people resort to when pushed to their absolute limits.

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2019

Genre:Drama