Kaiji: The Ultimate GamblerDuration: about 130 minutes.
Synopsis: An exciting psychological thriller starring Tatsuya Fujiwara as Kaiji, man forced to enter a deadly gambling competition aboard a cruise ship, to erase a large financial debt. Based on Nobuyuki Fukumoto's hit manga series which has sold over 11 million copies, Kaiji is a 26 year-old job-hopping bum who suddenly finds himself riddled in debt after a shadowy loan company informs him that he is responsible for a loan taken by his friend (who has since gone missing) and whom he casually co-signed as a loan guarantor for!
My views: japanese movies never fail to impress me, quite thrilling and mind-boogling. initially i thought it would be the usual chow yun-fat, god of gambler kind of movie, but no, the games they played were really interesting, the second game especially. i shant elaborate more, wouldnt wanna be a spoiler. this movie somewhat tells me that, to be a leader or a loser in life, you are in charge of it yourself. to take the chance or let it lapse and be a loser for life, you decide. lastly, the psychology and what we always refer to as "reverse psychology" and "reverse reverse psychology" in this movie is superb!
Ratings: 4 out of 5! watch to believe, go get your tickets!
5 comments:
the poster looks like death note =P
@kenwooi: hah yeah, same guy, a few (i think 2?)of Death Note's actors were in this movie too.
sounds interesting... my check it out.. thanks
@that'sron: yup please do! :D
yep, both Light and L of death note fame are in this movie.
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