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Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler

2011 · 133 min

A nerve-shredding plunge into high-stakes mind games, where every gamble feels like a knife-edge battle for survival.

Directed by
Tōya Satō
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Overview
3 years after the ultimate life-or-death game with Teiai Group, Kaiji was entrapped by Teiai and again back in the underground, forced to do hard labour. One day, Kaiji wins a bet to get out of the underground with 1 million yen, and promises the other workers that he will save them. But to do so, he only has 14 days and needs 200 million yen! Kaiji meets his former rival Tonegawa and learns that there is a chance to turn the tables in the game. It was a monster casino machine that will make 1 billion yen if you win...
How it feels
Tense, dark and cynical. Relentless and needs your attention.
About
Survival, greed, power, deception
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Tōya Satō
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
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Kaiji Collection

  1. Kaiji: The Ultimate GamblerMovie · 2009
  2. Kaiji 2: The Ultimate GamblerMovie · 2011 This title
  3. Kaiji: Final GameMovie · 2020

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • greed
  • power
  • deception
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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