Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)
Kaiji: Jinsei gyakuten gêmu (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 10min
- Drama
- 10 Oct 2009 (Japan)
- Movie
Kaiji, a young gambler who is constantly in debt, enters a deadly gambling competition in order to wipe away his loans.
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Cast
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| Tatsuya Fujiwara | ... |
Kaiji Ito
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| Ken'ichi Matsuyama | ... |
Makoto Sahara
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| Kei Satô | ... |
Kazutaka Okada
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Yuriko Yoshitaka | ... |
Yasuda / Ishida Hiromi
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| Teruyuki Kagawa | ... |
Yukio Tonegawa
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| Takuma Anzai |
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| Yûki Amami | ... |
Rinko Endo
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| Tarô Yamamoto | ... |
Joji Funai
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| Shogen | ... |
Majima
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Ken Mitsuishi | ... |
Koji Ishida
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| Nobuyuki Fukumoto | ... |
Black Suit A
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Suzuki Matsuo | ... |
Taro Otsuki
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Shôhei Uno | ... |
Participant #2 of Brave Men Road
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| Masako Motai | ... |
Houseboat Proprietress
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| Ryushin Tei | ... |
Participant #4 of Brave Men Road
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| Sôtarô | ... |
Kitami
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Yasuhi Nakamura | ... |
Ota
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Jun Tsuchiuchi |
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Sadayuki Tarumi |
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Bobby |
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Hajime Taniguchi |
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Directed by
| Tôya Satô | ||
Written by
| Nobuyuki Fukumoto | ... | (manga) |
| Mika Ohmori | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Hiroyasu Asami | ... | producer: D.N. Dream Partners |
| Naoto Fujimura | ... | producer |
| Fumihiro Hirai | ... | producer: VAP |
| Yoshitaka Hori | ... | producer: Horipro |
| Tôru Horikoshi | ... | producer: Nippon Television Network |
| Yoshio Irie | ... | producer: Kodansha |
| Kazuhisa Kitajima | ... | producer |
| Takahiro Kobashi | ... | line producer |
| Toshio Nakatani | ... | co-producer |
| Seiji Okuda | ... | executive producer: Nippon Television Network |
| Yoshishige Shimatani | ... | chief executive producer / producer: Toho |
Music by
| Yûgo Kanno | ||
Cinematography by
| Katsumi Yanagijima | ... | director of photography |
Art Direction by
| Hiroshi Koike | ||
Costume Design by
| Yoshiki Endo | ||
Makeup Department
| Naomi Akiyama | ... | hair / makeup |
| Etsuko Egawa | ... | special make-up supervisor |
| Fumihiro Kanda | ... | special make-up |
Art Department
| Kenji Hashizume | ... | storyboard |
| Makoto Makino | ... | decoration assistant |
| Kiyoshi Okuyama | ... | storyboard |
| Yutaka Sakai | ... | storyboard |
| Ryô Tanaka | ... | art assistant |
| Tetsuya Uchida | ... | art assistant |
Sound Department
| Shunsuke Hongo | ... | foley artist |
| Shoichi Koide | ... | sound assistant |
| Kensuke Matsui | ... | sound effects editor |
| Mikio Mori | ... | dolby film consultant |
| Yoichi Shibuya | ... | editorial assistant |
| Shotaro Shimada | ... | sound assistant |
| Hajime Takagi | ... | re-recording mixer / sound mixing |
| Hiroki Taniguchi | ... | sound effects / supervising sound editor |
Special Effects by
| Ryo Nishimura | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Shoko Azami | ... | matte painting |
| Mika Endo | ... | vfx production manager |
| Ayumi Hayashi | ... | matte painting |
| Tomonori Horio | ... | 3dcg |
| Keisuke Inoue | ... | compositing |
| Junko Kikuma | ... | compositing |
| Toshiyuki Kimura | ... | matte painting |
| Tomoaki Miwa | ... | compositing |
| Manabu Miyamoto | ... | 3dcg supervisor |
| Ryô Nishimura | ... | vfx supervisor |
| Katsuhiko Sakurai | ... | 3dcg |
| Yôko Takahashi | ... | rotoscope (as Yoko Takahashi) |
| Kaoru Takino | ... | matte painting |
| Takashi Tanaka | ... | vfx supervisor |
| Susumu Toyoda | ... | compositing |
| Minami Tsujino | ... | matte painting |
| Suzuka Uchiyama | ... | compositing (as Ryoka Uchiyama) |
| Ryota Watanabe | ... | compositing |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Keijiro Akiyama | ... | lighting assistant |
| Sinya Kocho | ... | assistant camera |
| Hiroshi Murata | ... | lighting assistant |
| Shin Nakaido | ... | lighting assistant |
| Masayuki Nishimura | ... | lighting assistant |
| Kôsuke Suzuki | ... | lighting |
Music Department
| So Inagawa | ... | assistant music editor |
| Hirohide Shida | ... | music producer |
Additional Crew
| Yûta Mizuki | ... | publicist (as Yuta Mizuki) |
Production Companies
- Nippon Television Network (NTV)
- Horipro
- Toho
- Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV)
- Video Audio Project (VAP)
- D.N. Dream Partners
- Kôdansha
- Hint
- Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company
- Miyagi Television Broadcasting
- Shizuoka Daiichi Television
- Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company (CTV)
- Hiroshima Telecasting (HTV)
- Fukuoka Broadcasting System (FBS)
Distributors
- Cathay-Keris Films (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Encore Films (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Lark Films Distribution (2009) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Toho (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
- 4Digital Media (2010) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (as 4Digital Asia)
- Mei Ah Entertainment (2009) (Hong Kong)
- Mei Ah Entertainment (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Mei Ah Entertainment (2010) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Nippon Television Network (NTV) (2010) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
- Omnibus Japan (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Anfelicion (filming cooperation)
- Bali Ishi (filming cooperation)
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- Credo (filming cooperation)
- Current (cooperation)
- Design Kombinat (cooperation)
- DiMagic (cooperation)
- Fuji Maru (filming cooperation)
- Great International (cooperation)
- KSM (filming cooperation)
- Karaokekan Yoyogi Store (filming cooperation)
- Karisaka Tunnel (filming cooperation)
- Kodak Japan (film stock supplied by)
- Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd. (subtitles: Hong Kong version)
- Nice Day Boy (cooperation)
- Nihon Shomei Co. (lighting equipment supplied by)
- Nippon Charter Cruise (filming cooperation)
- Okubo (filming cooperation)
- Omnibus Japan (camera equipment supplied by)
- Power House (cooperation)
- Team Garage (cooperation)
- Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd. (digital intermediate)
- Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd. (prints)
- Watarase Film Commission (film commission)
- Yamanashi Land Development Public Corporation (filming cooperation)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Kaiji Ito moves to Japan after graduating from high school. Unable to find a job and frustrated with society at large, Kaiji spends his days gambling, vandalizing cars, and drinking booze. Two years later and his life no better, a debt collector named Endo arrives to collect money. The debt collector then offers two choices to Kaiji: spend 10 year paying off your loan or board a gambling boat for one night to repay your debt and possibly make a whole lot more. Meanwhile, the unscrupulous Endo is actually conning Kaiji, believing he won't come back from voyage. Kaiji is then up for the night of his life. Written by Jack Jacops |
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| Taglines | Life or death... on the turn of a card! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $24,709,016 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Nobuyuki Fukumoto, creator of the "Kaiji" manga on which this film is based, appears in the film as a black-suited man. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler (2011). See more » |
| Soundtracks | It's All Too Much See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The Nippon Television Network Corporation logo is accompanied by a ghoulish chant of "zawa". See more » |
| Quotes |
Yukio Tonegawa:
A Slave... why? Didn't you swap it before the blood sprayed on it? Kaiji Ito: Sorry, but no. All I did was pull the face down Citizen and Slave cards close to me, then put a Citizen card over one, only to pull it back. In other words, I only pretended to swap. Rinko Endo: He didn't swap them? Yukio Tonegawa: Impossible! HOW COULD THIS BE POSSIBLE? WHY, WHY DIDN'T YOU SWAP THEM? Kaiji Ito: That's easy. Because I had faith. Yukio Tonegawa: Faith? Kaiji Ito: Clearly, you're brilliant. Out of anyone I've ever met, you have the sharpest mind. [holds up a blood-stained card] Kaiji Ito: A man like you... would never fail to notice this blood. Of course you'd notice. And when you do, you'd be suspicious. You'd scrutinize it, realize it's a scheme and see through my plan. [slams the card down on the table] Kaiji Ito: YOU HAVE TO, BECAUSE YOU'RE SMART! That's why you'd be suspicious, and would recall how I'd swapped cards on the ship, and that I had the chance here. Then you'd snicker... how foolish I am. You'd be completely convinced. And why not? After all, your opponent is trash compared to someone like you. TRASH! You'd gloat. Because you're superior. NO TRASH HAS EVER COME CLOSE TO BEATING YOU. SO I USED YOUR ARROGANT SUPERIORITY AGAINST YOU! AND THIS PATHETIC SLAVE BEAT YOU! See more » |