Synopsis: "Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler" is 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! [Source: Yahoo! Singapore Movies] .
An interesting non-sensible movie, that what I feel. First of all, the main character goes on a cruise ship to gamble for a change in life and not being a loser all these while. Will any people in the right mind really believe in this? Secondly, if they lose, they will be forced to become a slave in some underground mind for the company. Come on, where have the government authority of the country gone? Thirdly, if they want their freedom, they have to go on a brave man road, where they have every chance of getting electrocuted or fall to their death. Can the company cover all these up in this modern world? Hence, I say that this movie is interesting, but it simply makes no sense. Good to watch if you have the spare cash.
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Rate: 6.5/10
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