Kaiji (2007)

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.

Released Oct. 3, 2007 1196 min Episode 23 min 17+

Genres: Action, Animation, Anime, Anime: Psychological, Anime: Seinen, Drama, Thriller

Keywords: tmdb.gambling, tmdb.anime, tmdb.based-on-manga, tmdb.illegal-gambling, tmdb.gambling-addiction, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, tmdb.strategy-game + 17 more, tmdb.psychological, tmdb.suspense, tmdb.seinen, tmdb.suspenseful, mdblist.anime-dub, imdb.loan-shark, imdb.crying, imdb.psychological-thriller, imdb.based-on-manga, imdb.risk, imdb.gambling, imdb.for-grown-ups-animation, imdb.hand-drawn-animation, imdb.anime-animation, imdb.psychological-drama, imdb.debtor, imdb.all-male-cast