Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler (2011)

Original title

カイジ2 人生奪回ゲーム

Directed by

Toya Sato

Genre

thriller film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 15m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 44 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A down-on-his-luck gambler enters a series of dangerous underground games to pay off a massive debt. He must use cunning and nerve to outwit ruthless opponents and escape impossible odds.

tensesuspensefulhigh-stakesdesperateintensestrategicbleakpsychological

What happens

Kaiji 2 (Japanese: カイジ2 人生奪回ゲーム, Hepburn: Kaiji 2 Jinsei Dakkai Gēmu; lit. 'Kaiji 2: Life Recovery Game') is a 2011 Japanese live-action film based on Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji, the second part of the manga series Kaiji by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It is the second installment of the Kaiji film series directed by Tōya Satō, and premiered in Japan on November 5, 2011. It was followed by Kaiji: Final Game, released in 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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