2007–2011 · NTV · Ended
Kaiji
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Itou Kaiji is a bum who steals car emblems and slashes tires on what seems to be a regular basis. This routine changes one day when he is paid a visit by a man in a trench-coat. Once the two get talking, it seems that the visitor (Calling himself Endou) is a debt collector. The reason for his visit is an unpaid loan which kaiji had previously co-signed for a work-mate (Furuhata Takeshi). The original loan was 30000 yen and once Takeshi had disappeared, the loan then fell on Kaiji. Kaiji is then told of a way to clear the interest compounded debt (which stood at 3,850,000 yen), which involved getting on a boat with others in his position. Once on the boat the debtors would then have to gamble with loaned money, which would end with a few winning, and others getting into deeper debt and having to work to pay of their debts. After some coercing kaiji accepts a position on the boat, in or...
When & where
NTVTV network · Japan
Tuesdays at 12:59 AM Tokyo time
This series has ended.
Last aired
S02E26 · A Future for Us...
2011-09-27
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Episodes
- E01
Hell on Earth
2011-04-05 · 30 min
- E02
The Rules of the Game
2011-04-12 · 30 min
- E03
Shards of Fate
2011-04-19 · 30 min
- E04
Path to the Counterattack
2011-04-26 · 30 min
- E05
Abuse and Endurance
2011-05-03 · 30 min
- E06
The Storm Arrives
2011-05-10 · 30 min
- E07
The Magic Dice
2011-05-17 · 30 min
- E08
Nemesis
2011-05-24 · 30 min
- E09
Applause, and Then...
2011-05-31 · 30 min
- E10
Last Gamble
2011-06-07 · 30 min
- E11
Cheers and Sighs
2011-06-14 · 30 min
- E12
Heaven's Fall, Man's Fall
2011-06-21 · 30 min
- E13
The Clue to Beat the Bog
2011-06-28 · 30 min
- E14
The Survivor's Road
2011-07-05 · 30 min
- E15
All-in Bluff
2011-07-12 · 30 min
- E16
The Battle Begins
2011-07-19 · 30 min
- E17
Fruitless Achievement
2011-07-26 · 30 min
- E18
Iron Gate
2011-08-02 · 30 min
- E19
Trajectory of a Miracle
2011-08-09 · 30 min
- E20
The Difference in Destiny
2011-08-16 · 30 min
- E21
Certain Victory
2011-08-23 · 30 min
- E22
Money's Influence
2011-08-30 · 30 min
- E23
A Precarious Situation
2011-09-06 · 30 min
- E24
Wandering Silver Balls
2011-09-13 · 30 min
- E25
Tears of Resentment
2011-09-20 · 30 min
- E26
A Future for Us...
2011-09-27 · 30 min
