Kakegurui (Japanese: 賭ケグルイ) is a 2019 Japanese film adaptation of a manga series of the same name by Homura Kawamoto and Tōru Naomura. It is directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, distributed by GAGA Pictures, and stars Minami Hamabe and Mahiro Takasugi as Yumeko Jabami and Ryota Suzui, respectively. It was released in Japan on May 3, 2019.[2][3][4]

Kakegurui
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Kanji賭ケグルイ
Revised HepburnKakegurui
Directed byTsutomu Hanabusa
Written byMizuto Takano, Tsutomu Hanabusa
Based on
Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler
by
Produced by
  • Takeshi Matsushita
  • Tatsuya Iwakura
Starring
CinematographyTakashi Komatsu
Edited byNaoichiro Sagara
Music byMichiru
Production
company
  • Dub, Inc.
Distributed by
  • GAGA Pictures
Release date
  • May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$2.6 million[1]

The sequel, Kakegurui 2: Ultimate Russian Roulette, was released on Jun 1, 2021.

Plot

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Hyakkaou Private Academy is a prestigious institution for the privileged, and was first established 122 years ago. The students there are ranked by their gambling winnings. The winners receive everything including fame and fortune. The winners also dominate the losers. One day, transfer student Yumeko Jabami arrives at the academy, quickly showing she is a gambling maniac who loves high stakes.

Cast

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Reception

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According to The Japan Times, the "production values are high: "The film's high school resembles a casino for high rollers in a 007 and a political flick." It also called the tone "more comically ironic than melodramatically overwrought."[5]

Kakegurui grossed $2.6 million at the box office.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kakegurui". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "映画 賭ケグルイ". eiga.com. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "浜辺美波、高杉真宙、森川葵ら出演「賭ケグルイ」映画化!ドラマ2期も放送". 映画ナタリー. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  4. ^ "Live-Action Kakegurui Series Season 2 Casts Sayuri Matsumura as Yumemi". Anime News Network. August 19, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  5. ^ japantimes.co
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