Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
2009 · 130 min · Director: Tôya Satô
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Kaiji Ito moves to Japan after graduating from high school. Unable to find a job and frustrated with society at large, Kaiji spends his days gambling, vandalizing cars, and drinking booze. Two years later and his life no better, a debt collector named Endo arrives to collect money. The debt collector then offers two choices to Kaiji: spend 10 year paying off your loan or board a gambling boat for one night to repay your debt and possibly make a whole lot more. Meanwhile, the unscrupulous Endo is actually conning Kaiji, believing he won't come back from voyage. Kaiji is then up for the night of his life.
Emotional fingerprint
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Tension35%
- Anxiety25%
- Excitement20%
- Anger10%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Excitement. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sympathy
- Fear
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sympathy | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sympathy | 42 % | 38 % | 28 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Tension | 49 % | 47 % | 29 % | 17 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 61 % | 61 % | 36 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 69 % | 69 % | 40 % | 27 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Relief | 72 % | 62 % | 43 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sympathy | 71 % | 46 % | 56 % | 26 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 41 % | 61 % | 26 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Sympathy | 67 % | 57 % | 58 % | 39 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 81 % | 77 % | 60 % | 66 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 90 % | 88 % | 69 % | 83 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Fear | 93 % | 88 % | 81 % | 82 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 90 % | 79 % | 83 % | 63 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Sympathy | 82 % | 72 % | 67 % | 44 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Tension | 78 % | 74 % | 54 % | 40 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 80 % | 77 % | 54 % | 43 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Tension | 82 % | 80 % | 48 % | 44 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Tension | 87 % | 87 % | 36 % | 46 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 114′ | Tension | 90 % | 78 % | 31 % | 37 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 120′ | Relief | 77 % | 46 % | 29 % | 15 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 127′ | Relief | 58 % | 20 % | 27 % | 3 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Rinko Endo
Joji Funai
Satoru Majima
Kensuke Isawa
Details
- Directed by
- Tôya Satô
- Written by
- Mika Ohmori, Nobuyuki Fukumoto
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Country
- Japan
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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