Kaiji
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- Movie: Kaiji / Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler / Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji
- Romaji: Kaiji
- Japanese: カイジ / カイジ 人生逆転ゲーム
- Director: Toya Sato
- Writer: Mika Omori (Screenplay) Nobuyuki Fukumoto (manga)
- Producer: Masatoshi Yamaguchi
- Cinematographer: Katsumi Yanagijima
- Release Date: October 10, 2009
- Runtime: 120 Min
- Production Company: NTV
- Distributor: Toho
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
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 no better, a debt collector named Endo arrives to collect money. The debt collector then offers two choices to Kaiji: spend 10 year paying off your loan or board a gambling boat for one night to repay your debt & possibly make a whole lot more. Meanwhile, the unscrupulous Endo is actually conning Kaiji, believing he won't come back from voyage. Kaiji is then up for the night of his life.
Notes
- Based on Nobuyuki Fukumoto's manga "Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji".
- Related titles:
- Kaiji II (2011)
Cast
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| Tatsuya Fujiwara | Yuki Amami | Taro Yamamoto | Ken Mitsuishi |
| Kaiji Ito | Rinko Endo | Joji Funai | Koji Ishida |
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| Suzuki Matsuo | Ken'ichi Matsuyama | Kei Sato | Teruyuki Kagawa |
| Taro Otsuki | Makoto Sahara | Kazutaka Hyoto | Yukio Tonegawa |
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Film Festivals
- 2010 (10th) Nippon Connection - April 14-19 - Nippon Cinema *European Premiere
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Categories: Japanese films | 2009 Japanese films | Films | 2009 films | Gambling films | 2009 Gambling films | J Gambling films | Game films | 2009 Game films | J Game films | Based on a Comic films | 2009 Based on a Comic films | J Based on a Comic films | NTV films | 2009 NTV films | Toho distributed films | 2009 Toho distributed films
mujrie hc Says:
Jan 21 2012 2:20 pm
ost soundtrack never say die and it's all so much by yui :) huhui ...
Grace Says:
Apr 29 2011 4:05 am
Battle Royale + Liar Game + Death Note
Yumi Says:
Jun 20 2010 7:02 am
This movie was great!!!!!!!!!
Cassidy loves asians(: Says:
Oct 16 2009 12:37 pm
Hahah, this movie should be good(:
Kenichi Matsuyama and Tatsuya Fujiwara again!
haha, there reallly good.