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Trailer Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler- tells the story of Kaiji Ito (Seiji Okuda), who cannot find a stable job because the country is in a recession. Kaiji's endless misery continues until he receives a surprise visit from a loan shark named Endo, who wants to collect on the outstanding debt that Kaiji carelessly signed over to his former colleague. Endo offers Kaiji two options - either spend ten years paying off this outstanding debt, or board the gambling ship. The rest of the movie takes place on this mysterious ship, where Kaiji must overcome games to receive a reward of a huge amount of money.
Director: Toya Sato
Screenwriter: Mika Omori
Actors: Seiji Okuda, Toshio Nakatani, Naoto Fujimura
Duration: 129 minutes
Number of episodes: 1
Status: Completed
Genre: Death Game
Year of release: 2009
Country: Japan