Kakegurui (film) explained

Kakegurui
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Kanji:賭ケグルイ
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Director:Tsutomu Hanabusa
Music:Michiru
Cinematography:Takashi Komatsu
Editing:Naoichiro Sagara
Runtime:120 minutes
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese
Gross:$2.6 million[1]

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]

The sequel,, was released on Jun 1, 2021.

Plot

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

See main article: List of Kakegurui characters.

Reception

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kakegurui . . March 1, 2023.
  2. Web site: 映画 賭ケグルイ. August 12, 2018. eiga.com.
  3. News: 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 . 2018-08-09 . 映画ナタリー . 2018-08-09.
  4. Web site: Live-Action Kakegurui Series Season 2 Casts Sayuri Matsumura as Yumemi. August 19, 2018. Anime News Network. October 11, 2018.
  5. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/05/08/films/film-reviews/kakegurui-high-stakes-high-school-battle/#.XlKgBi2ZPOQ japantimes.co