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Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)

Original title: カイジ 人生逆転ゲーム

2009-10-10 · 2h 10m · JA
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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.

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Tōya SatōDirector

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Tatsuya FujiwaraTatsuya FujiwaraKaiji ItoKenichi MatsuyamaKenichi MatsuyamaMakoto SaharaTaro YamamotoTaro YamamotoJoji FunaiTeruyuki KagawaTeruyuki KagawaYukio TonegawaYuki AmamiYuki AmamiRinko EndoYuriko YoshitakaYuriko YoshitakaKen MitsuishiKen MitsuishiKoji IshidaKei SatōKei SatōKazutaka OkadaSuzuki MatsuoSuzuki MatsuoTaro OtsukiRyushin TeiRyushin TeiShogenShogenMajimaShogenShogenMajima

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Genre affinityThriller · DramaDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference436010Actor preference50274 · 217370 · 102236Country preferenceJp

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What is Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler about?

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.

How long is Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler?

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler has a runtime of 130 minutes.