Kaiji

A nail-biting psychological duel where every gamble is a high-stakes chess match of lies and desperation.

Created by

Nanako Shimazaki, Yoshifumi Sueda

Genres

Animation, Drama, Crime

Starring

Masato Hagiwara, Fumihiko Tachiki, Hakuryu

Overview

Kaiji Itou is a good-for-nothing loiterer who spends his days drinking beer and stealing hubcaps—that is, until he ends up being tricked by his former co-worker. Unable to suddenly repay his friend's huge debt all by himself, Kaiji is offered a shady deal to participate in an illegal underground gamble on a cruise ship. This turns out to be nothing more than the beginning of his new life of hell—thrown headlong into a life-threatening roller coaster of mind games, cheating, and deceit.

How it feels

Tense, dark, bleak and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Greed, survival, obsession, deception

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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