Toya SATO

Kaiji

カイジ　人生逆転ゲーム

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Kaiji is a deadbeat job hopper living hand to mouth. One day a loan company tells him that he has to pay 2.02 million yen for a debt he casually cosigned for a friend at work, who is now missing. The company invites Kaiji to board a ship where he can clear the debt overnight. He must play a mysterious game that will change his life.

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Kaiji (NC 2010)

カイジ　人生逆転ゲーム
Kaiji - Jinsei gyakuten geemu

Japan 2009

129 minutes

Director
Toya SATO

Script
Mika OMORI based on a manga by Nobuyuki FUKUMOTO

Cinematography
Katsumi YANAGISHIMA

Music
Yugo KANNO, YUI

Production
Kodansha, Nippon Television Network (NTV)

World sales
Nippon Television Network (NTV)

Cast
Tatsuya FUJIWARA, Yuki AMAMI, Taro YAMAMOTO, Ken MITSUISHI, Kenichi MATSUYAMA

About Toya SATO

Toya SATO, born in 1959, began his film career as a director of various TV dramas. In 2009, he made his feature film debut with GOKUSEN: THE MOVIE, based on the TV series of the same name.

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