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Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)

Movie ★ 6.7 130 min

Thriller 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.

Tōya Satō Director

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Released
October 10, 2009
Runtime
130 min
IMDb
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Cast

Tatsuya Fujiwara Tatsuya Fujiwara Kaiji Ito Yuki Amami Yuki Amami Rinko Endo Teruyuki Kagawa Teruyuki Kagawa Yukio Tonegawa Taro Yamamoto Taro Yamamoto Joji Funai Ken Mitsuishi Ken Mitsuishi Koji Ishida Yuriko Yoshitaka Yuriko Yoshitaka Hiromi Ishida Suzuki Matsuo Suzuki Matsuo Taro Otsuki Kei Satō Kei Satō Kazutaka Hyodo Kenichi Matsuyama Kenichi Matsuyama Makoto Sahara Shogen Shogen Satoru Majima Ryuji Sainei Ryuji Sainei Kensuke Isawa

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Frequently asked questions

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.
Who directed Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler?
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler was directed by Tōya Satō.
Who stars in Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler?
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler stars Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yuki Amami, Teruyuki Kagawa, Taro Yamamoto.
When was Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler released?
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler is a 2009 thriller, drama, mystery film.
Where can I watch Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler?
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