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Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)
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Original name: カイジ 人生逆転ゲーム
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Itou Kaiji is a bum who steals car emblems and slashes tires on what seems to be a regular basis. This routine changes one day when he is paid a visit by a man in a trench-coat. Once the two get talking, it seems that the visitor (Calling himself Endou) is a debt collector. The reason for his visit is an unpaid loan which kaiji had previously co-signed for a work-mate (Furuhata Takeshi). The original loan was 30000 yen and once Takeshi had disappeared, the loan then fell on Kaiji. Kaiji is then told of a way to clear the interest compounded debt (which stood at 3,850,000 yen), which involved getting on a boat with others in his position. Once on the boat the debtors would then have to gamble with loaned money, which would end with a few winning, and others getting into deeper debt and having to work to pay of their debts. After some coercing kaiji accepts a position on the boat, in order to clear himself and make a bit of money as well...
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, anime, atmospheric, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
survival, contests and competitions, social decay, rivalry, rich and poor, risk, job seeking, escapades, society, deathtrap, lifestyle, gambling, intrigue, loan shark, superhero, game of death, lust, game, mind game, drastic change of life, life is a bitch, down on your luck, thirtysomething life, sport, danger ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min.
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3 years after the ultimate life-or-death game with Teiai Group, Kaiji was entrapped by Teiai and again back in the underground, forced to do hard labour. One day, Kaiji wins a bet to get out of the underground with 1 million yen, and promises the ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Duration: 128 min.
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