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Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
6.7 / 10• 2009• 2h 10m•NR• Japanese
ThrillerDramaMystery
Storyline
Kaiji Ito moves to Japan after graduating from high school. Unable to find a job and frustrated with society at large, Kaiji spends his days gambling, vandalizing cars, and drinking booze. Two years later and his life is no better. A debt collector named Endo arrives to collect money owed. The debt collector offers two choices to Kaiji: spend 10 years paying off his loan or board a gambling boat for one night to repay his debt & possibly make a boat load of money. Could the debt collector Endo actually be setting up Kaiji? One way or another, for Kaiji it's going to be the night of his life.
Cast & Crew
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Kaiji Ito
Lead
Yuki Amami
Rinko Endo
Teruyuki Kagawa
Yukio Tonegawa
Taro Yamamoto
Joji Funai
Ken Mitsuishi
Koji Ishida
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Hiromi Ishida
Suzuki Matsuo
Taro Otsuki
Kei Satō
Kazutaka Hyodo
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tōya Satō's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
