Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler

2011 2h 13m JA

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 44

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Synopsis

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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 other workers that he will save them. But to do so, he only has 14 days and needs 200 million yen! Kaiji meets his former rival Tonegawa and learns that there is a chance to turn the tables in the game. It was a monster casino machine that will make 1 billion yen if you win...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tatsuya Fujiwara
Kaiji Ito
Yusuke Iseya
Seiya Ichijo
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Hiromi Ishida
Teruyuki Kagawa
Yukio Tonegawa
Katsuhisa Namase
Kotaro Sakazaki
Suzuki Matsuo
Taro Otsuki
Hayato Kakizawa
Tamotsu Murakami
Kyusaku Shimada
Yoshihiro Kurosaki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tōya Satō
Writers: Jun'ya Yamazaki, Nobuyuki Fukumoto, Sachiko Ôguchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Kaiji Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tōya Satō, shot by Osamu Fujiishi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yugo Kanno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mototaka Kusakabe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tatsuya Fujiwara and Yusuke Iseya and Yuriko Yoshitaka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1904937 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Tōya Satō directs. Osamu Fujiishi behind the camera. Yugo Kanno scores. Mototaka Kusakabe cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2Part of the "Kaiji Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Tōya Satō, shot by Osamu Fujiishi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yugo Kanno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mototaka Kusakabe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tatsuya Fujiwara and Yusuke Iseya and Yuriko Yoshitaka carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1904937 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "japan", "chance", "based on manga", "game".