Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler
2011 2h 13m movie Film Japan

Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler

カイジ2 人生奪回ゲーム

Synopsis

カイジ2 人生奪回ゲーム

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…

The 2010–2012 Japan Window

441 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler sits at position #274.

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
33
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,962 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (35th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Thriller productions specifically: #126 of 324 (top 39%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Horipro, Nippon Television Network Corporation, TOHO, Kodansha
Runtime 2h 13m
Release Date November 5, 2011
IMDb tt1904937
Official Site www.kaiji-movie.jp

Themes & Motifs

  • japan
  • chance
  • games
  • based on manga
  • mind game
  • drastic change of life
  • mind games
  • game of chance
  • death game
  • cheat each other
  • deceive
  • chance to make big bucks

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