Released on DVD on July 26 is Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler, based on Nobuyuki Fukumoto's award-winning manga Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji and 26-part anime series.
Kaiji Ito (Tatsuya Fujiwara - Death Note/Battle Royale) moves to Japan after graduating from high school. Unable to find a job and frustrated with society at large, Kaiji spends his days gambling, vandalising cars, and drinking.
Two years later and his life is no better. A debt collector named Endo arrives to collect payment. She then offers two choices to Kaiji: spend 10 years paying off his loan or board a gambling boat for one night to repay his debt and possibly make a whole lot more.
Meanwhile, the unscrupulous Endo is actually conning Kaiji, believing he won't come back from his voyage. Kaiji is then up for the night of his life......
The film stars Tatsuya Fujiwara (Death Note, Death Note: The Last Name, Battle Royale 1 & 2), Kenichi Matsuyama (Death Note,...
Kaiji Ito (Tatsuya Fujiwara - Death Note/Battle Royale) moves to Japan after graduating from high school. Unable to find a job and frustrated with society at large, Kaiji spends his days gambling, vandalising cars, and drinking.
Two years later and his life is no better. A debt collector named Endo arrives to collect payment. She then offers two choices to Kaiji: spend 10 years paying off his loan or board a gambling boat for one night to repay his debt and possibly make a whole lot more.
Meanwhile, the unscrupulous Endo is actually conning Kaiji, believing he won't come back from his voyage. Kaiji is then up for the night of his life......
The film stars Tatsuya Fujiwara (Death Note, Death Note: The Last Name, Battle Royale 1 & 2), Kenichi Matsuyama (Death Note,...
- 7/9/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
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