カイジ 人生逆転ゲーム
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- Drama
- Mystery
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.
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler is a 2009 Japanese thriller that follows a directionless drifter offered a high-stakes gamble to escape crippling debt. Faced with an impossible choice, Kaiji boards a mysterious gambling boat for one night that could change everything—or destroy him entirely. The film combines intense drama with psychological suspense as it explores desperation, deception, and the allure of a life-changing gamble.
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Tatsuya FujiwaraKaiji Ito
Yuki AmamiRinko Endo
Teruyuki KagawaYukio Tonegawa
Taro YamamotoJoji Funai
Ken MitsuishiKoji Ishida
Yuriko YoshitakaHiromi Ishida
ShogenSatoru Majima
Ryuji SaineiKensuke Isawa
Ryushin TeiCho
Kenichi MatsuyamaMakoto Sahara
Kei SatōKazutaka Hyodo
Suzuki MatsuoTaro Otsuki
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Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler — frequently asked
When was Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler released?
The film was released on October 10, 2009.
What is the plot about?
Kaiji Ito, a struggling young man in debt, is offered a desperate choice by a debt collector: spend 10 years repaying his loan or board a high-stakes gambling boat for one night. The film follows Kaiji as he navigates this dangerous gamble, unsure whether the debt collector's offer is genuine help or a trap.
Is this based on an existing story?
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler is adapted from a manga series, bringing its intense gambling-focused narrative to live-action film.
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