Kaiji Ito (Tatsuya Fujiwara – Death Note, Battle Royale) moves to Japan after graduating from high school. Unable to find a job and frustrated with society at large, Kaiji spends his days gambling, vandalising cars, and drinking. Two years later and his life is no better. A debt collector named Endo arrives to collect payment. She then offers two choices to Kaiji: spend 10 years paying off his loan or board a gambling boat for one night to repay his debt and possibly make a whole lot more. Meanwhile, the unscrupulous Endo is actually conning Kaiji, believing he won't come back from his voyage. Kaiji is then up for the night of his life...
Based on the manga by Nobuyuki Fukumoto, Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (Kaiji: Jinsei gyakuten gêmu) re-unites Death Note lead players Ken'ichi Matsuyama and Tatsuya Fujiwara, and includes in the cast a number of familiar faces, including Teruyuki Kagawa (Tokyo Sonata, Memories of Matsuko, 20th Century Boys 1, 2 & 3), Sôtarô (Tokyo Gore School) and Ryushin Tei (Big Man Japan).
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler will be released on UK DVD on 26th July 2010 by 4 Digital Media at the RRP of £15.99. Special features will include:
- The original Japanese trailer;
- Making-of documentary.
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