Kakegurui: The Movie

"Even stronger than a joker, the high school girl."

2019 2h 0m JA

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★7.3TMDB · 82

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Synopsis

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Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It's reading your opponent, the art of the deal. What better way to hone those skills than with a rigorous curriculum of gambling? At Hyakkaou Private Academy, the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. But when Yumeko Jabami enrols, she's gonna teach these kids what a high roller really looks like!

“Even stronger than a joker, the high school girl.”

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Cast

Minami Hamabe
Yumeko Jabami
Mahiro Takasugi
Ryota Suzui
Aoi Morikawa
Mary Saotome
Hio Miyazawa
Murasame Amane
Haruka Fukuhara
Arubiki Jueri
Marika Ito
Tomu Inuhachi
Ruka Matsuda
Itsuki Sumeragi
Natsumi Okamoto
Yuriko Nishinotouin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa
Writers: Minato Takano
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Kakegurui (Live-Action) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, shot by Takashi Komatsu. 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 MICHIRU. 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 Naoichiro Sagara 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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Minami Hamabe and Mahiro Takasugi and Aoi Morikawa carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Even stronger than a joker, the high school girl.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9552162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Tsutomu Hanabusa directs. Takashi Komatsu behind the camera. MICHIRU scores. Naoichiro Sagara cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Part of the "Kakegurui (Live-Action) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, shot by Takashi Komatsu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by MICHIRU. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Naoichiro Sagara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Minami Hamabe and Mahiro Takasugi and Aoi Morikawa carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Even stronger than a joker, the high school girl.".
8IMDB entry: tt9552162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "high school", "gambling", "psychological thriller", "based on manga".