Gyakkyô burai Kaiji

2007TV Series⏱️ 23mTV-14

AnimationActionThriller

⭐ 8.2

IMDB Rating

4,799 votes

A young japanese man finds himself in a strange game to recover from his debts.

Director

N/A

Writers

N/A

Stars

Jeran Ugokwe, Daisuke Namikawa, Jack Stansbury

Release Date

October 2, 2007

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

💬 17

Reviews

📋 9.5K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

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Jeran Ugokwe

as Participant #1 and #7

Daisuke Namikawa

as Ichijou

Jack Stansbury

as Ota

Yûichi Nakamura

as Participant A

Fumihiko Tachiki

as Narrator

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Taiten Kusunoki

as Black Suit A

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Yukitoshi Tokumoto

as Participant C

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Yôichi Nishjima

as Black Suit C

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Kunihiro Kawamoto

as Black Suit B

Deke Anderson

as Mister Emcee

🎬 Technical Specs

Color

Production

D.N. Dream Partners, Madhouse, Nippon Television Network (NTV)

🏷️ Keywords

based on mangaanime animationall male castpsychological dramapsychological thriller

🎯 Categories

JapaneseAdult AnimationAnimeHand-Drawn AnimationPsychological DramaPsychological ThrillerActionAnimationThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Intense gambling pass it's limit.

by emasterslake • 2008-11-22

8/10

"Kaiji is about a low class bum who got into a debt due to him co signing for a co-worker he knew. The debt is 3,850,000 yen and there's no way someone like Kaiji could work off that much in so little time. When a debt collector came to see him, he gave Kaiji an opportunity in erasing his debt. And this involves Kaiji attending a game with other men that are in his position. If he wins he'll be able to live a more comfortable life. If he loses he'll be in deeper debt. With an entirely original story featuring uniquely drawn characters. Kaiji is an anime that's never been do..."