
Overview:
After one of his coworkers fails to repay a debt, apathetic bum Kaiji Itou is pressured by loan sharks to settle the large sum of cash. Since Kaiji has little money and no future prospects of his own, he is unable to return what his colleague borrowed. Faced with massive financial burdens, Kaiji is given an offer to board the illustrious Espoir—it is said that "one night aboard the ship, and all of your debts will be paid."
What seems like a simple night of gambling quickly turns into a game of strategy and betrayal. With the losers of the tournament being subjected to a backbreaking life of indebted servitude, Kaiji must choose his actions—and allies—carefully. However, this is only the beginning of a series of gambles that will wager Kaiji's life, testing the full extent of his wits and will to survive.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Characters and Voice Actors

Itou, Kaiji
MainHagiwara, Masato
Japanese

Akikawa
Supporting-
Japanese

Andou, Mamoru
SupportingSakurai, Toshiharu
Japanese

Endou, Yuuji
SupportingUchida, Naoya
Japanese

Fujino
SupportingKawamoto, Kunihiro
Japanese

Funai, Jouji
SupportingIshikawa, Hideo
Japanese

Furuhata, Takeshi
SupportingMatsumoto, Yasunori
Japanese

Hyoudou, Kazutaka
SupportingTsukayama, Masane
Japanese

Ishida, Kouji
SupportingYanaka, Hiroshi
Japanese

Kitami
SupportingYao, Kazuki
Japanese

Koizumi
SupportingNakamura, Yuuichi
Japanese

Manager
SupportingYasui, Kunihiko
Japanese

Nakamura
SupportingTokumoto, Yukitoshi
Japanese

Nakayama
SupportingKoyama, Rikiya
Japanese

Narrator
SupportingTachiki, Fumihiko
Japanese

Nishida
SupportingMatsubara, Daisuke
Japanese

Nishio
Supporting-
Japanese

Okabayashi
SupportingNishimura, Tomohiro
Japanese

Oota
SupportingOnosaka, Masaya
Japanese

Sahara, Makoto
SupportingKomoto, Masahiro
Japanese

Sakai
SupportingNakamura, Yuuichi
Japanese

Takada
SupportingTakashina, Toshitsugu
Japanese

Tonegawa, Yukio
SupportingHakuryuu
Japanese
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