Kaiji (2007)
Original title: 逆境無頼カイジ
Kaiji is a 2007 Japanese-language animation series. It stars Masato Hagiwara, Fumihiko Tachiki and Youichi Nishijima.
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.
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What is Kaiji about?
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.
When was Kaiji released?
Kaiji was released on 3 October 2007.
How many episodes does Kaiji have?
Kaiji has 52 episodes across 2 seasons.
Where can I watch Kaiji?
Kaiji is available on Crunchyroll Premium (Via Prime) and Amazon.
Where to watch Kaiji
Stream: Crunchyroll Premium (Via Prime)
Buy: Amazon
Cast
- Masato Hagiwara as Kaiji (voice)
- Fumihiko Tachiki as Narrator (voice)
- Youichi Nishijima as Isawa (voice)
- Yukitoshi Tokumoto as No. 7 (voice)
- Kunihiro Kawamoto as Murakami (voice)
- Nobuaki Kanemitsu as Guest B (voice)
- Masane Tsukayama as Hyodo (voice)
- Yuichi Nakamura as No. 10 (voice)
- Ichitaro Ai as Hashimoto (voice)
- Masato Kaji as Maeda (voice)
- Naoya Uchida as Endo (voice)
- Koji Yusa as Miyoshi (voice)
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