Kaiji
逆境無頼カイジ (2007-2011)
Seasons: 2,
episodes: 52
Episode runtime: 23 min
Average rating:
8.1/10
11 417
Production
Status
Completed
Scenario
Composer
Hideki Taniuchi
Actors
Masato Hagiwara
Kaiji (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki
Narrator (voice)
Hakuryu
Tonegawa (voice)
Naoya Uchida
Endo (voice)
Hideo Ishikawa
Funai (voice)
Hiroshi Yanaka
Ishida (voice)
Yasunori Matsumoto
Furuhata (voice)
Toshiharu Sakurai
Ando (voice)
Short description
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.
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Release date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor After one of his coworkers fails to repay a debt, apathetic bum Kaiji Itou is pressured by loan sharks to settle the large sum of cash. Since Kaiji has little money and no future prospects of his own, he is unable to return what his colleague borrowed. Faced with massive financial burdens, Kaiji …
|
26 | 2007-10-03 | 7.5 |
Kaiji: Against All Rules Several months after the events of the first season, Kaiji, with his appendages reattached and his debt now run up to 9.5 million yen, is still desperately seeking the elusive big score that will cancel all of his markers. Unbeknownst to him, Hyodo’s company, the Teiai Corporation, is actively se…
|
26 | 2011-04-06 | 7 |
What's left behind the scenes
- South Korean director and screenwriter Hwang Dong-hyuk once stated that the anime series 'Kaiji' (2007-2011) served as the inspiration for his series 'Squid Game' (2021-2025).
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