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Kaiji

Kaiji Ito is a total loser. He lives day by day gambling, making small debt and taking out his frustration on expensive imported cars. His life changes one day with a visit from a loan shark, Endo. Endo seduces the disheartened Kaiji, "You can wipe the debt away in one night."
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  1. S1 E1 - Underground Hell
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    Months after amassing a ten million yen debt to the Teiai Group, Kaiji is finally caught and sent to an underground forced labor camp. His only hope of escape is to save up for a one-day pass back to the surface.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Rules of the Game
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    Kaiji attempts to win big money underground playing the dice game chinchirorin, but will his big bet pay dividends or clean him out?
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  3. S1 E3 - Bits of Luck
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    The stakes are raised when Kaiji's first turn as dealer comes up, and the foreman and his crony bet the maximum amount!
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  4. S1 E4 - The Beginnings of a Comeback
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    Ootsuki and Isawa clean Kaiji out with big rolls, and Kaiji finds himself in debt once again, even in the depths of hell. Now his wages are garnished, landing him in the company of fellow losers, the "Forty-fivers."
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  5. S1 E5 - Abuse and Endurance
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    It's a test of willpower as Kaiji and the Forty-fivers struggle to save up and pay their debts, enduring hunger, thirst, and abuse from Ootsuki.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Storm Descends
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    After three long, brutal months, Kaiji and his friends finally pay off their debts, and decide to pool their money at the next chinchiro game. With the max bet limit removed, can they win big or will they be bankrupt again?!
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  7. S1 E7 - Magic Dice
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    The Forty-fivers are all in, and Ootsuki's got no choice but to resort to his magic dice. But will he get away with cheating this time?!
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  8. S1 E8 - Divine Retribution
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    Kaiji catches Ootsuki red handed, but when the foreman tries to weasel his way out of the game, will Kaiji walk away empty-handed?
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  9. S1 E9 - Cheers, and…
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    The Forty-fivers beat Ootsuki at his own game and win a huge windfall! The group entrusts Kaiji with the lot of their winnings, counting on him to go back to the surface and find the money to pay off all their debts!
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  10. S1 E10 - The Last Gamble
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    Kaiji encounters a man named Sakazaki who entices him with a sure-fire way to win six hundred million yen in one night! The key? A pachinko machine where each ball is worth 4,000 yen…A machine known as the Bog!
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  11. S1 E11 - Joy and Lament
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    Sakazaki attacks the Bog with his magnetic beer as he attempts to win the jackpot, but as he continues to play, Kaiji smells a rat…
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  12. S1 E12 - Heaven Falls, a Man Falls
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    Sakazaki ignores Kaiji's warning and continues sinking money into the Bog, and it's only when he's nearly bankrupt that the two realize how tough the machine's defenses really are.
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  13. S1 E13 - A Clue
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    After his attempt on the Bog fails, Sakazaki takes the last of his money to the track. But when Kaiji has an epiphany on how to defeat the monster machine, can he get there in time to stop Sakazaki from wasting his cash?!
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  14. S1 E14 - The Survivor's Road
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    From his descent into the underground hell to his first encounter with the Bog and Ichijou, relive Kaiji's journey and see just how far he has left to go.
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  15. S1 E15 - All an Act
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    Of all the potential accomplices, Kaiji brings on the merciless loan shark from Teiai, Endou! Along with Sakazaki, the three plan to mount a final assault on the Bog and win the jackpot!
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  16. S1 E16 - The Curtain Rises
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    Even after being tortured by Ichijou, Kaiji returns to the casino with Sakazaki and Endou to carry out his plan and begin his duel with the Bog!
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  17. S1 E17 - Pointless Pounding
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    Kaiji's devious plan leaves the Bog's Forest of Pins in ruins, and a frantic Ichijou turns on the same automatic block that stopped Sakazaki. With no hope for victory, why does Kaiji continue to fruitlessly pound on the blockade?!
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  18. S1 E18 - Unyielding Gate
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    Even with the Forest of Pins cleared, Ichijou's block keeps Kaiji away from the Bog's final area, the three plates. Will Kaiji's relentless assault on the flippers succeed before he runs out of money?!
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  19. S1 E19 - Road to a Miracle
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    Ichijou is backed into a corner and begins a frantic search for the remote that will activate the Bog's final "impenetrable defence." Will Kaiji lose his shot at the jackpot, or can he sink a ball before Ichijou gets the chance?
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  20. S1 E20 - Destiny Gap
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    Kaiji's wild idea of tilting the building to tilt the Bog pays off, and Ichijou scrambles to counterattack! Can he stymie Kaiji again, or is it too late?!
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  21. S1 E21 - Victory Secured
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    With just 250 balls left, Kaiji is on the verge of defeat! Yet here, as he clings by a thread, he finally notices a surefire way to win!
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  22. S1 E22 - The Power of Money
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    Endou loans Kaiji his emergency cash and Kaiji resumes his attack on the Bog! As the crowd watches, he tapes three bills to the glass, declaring they're about to see a magic trick they'll never forget.
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  23. S1 E23 - On Thin Ice
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    With the extreme tilt, the lost balls have clogged up the reject chute, blocking off the losing holes on the first two plates! Yet just when victory seems imminent, Kaiji realizes his fatal mistake!
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  24. S1 E24 - Meandering Silver Balls
    July 4, 2013
    23min
    16+
    Kaiji continues to fire away until even the losing holes on the third plate are blocked! It's just a matter of time now…or is it?
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  25. S1 E25 - Tears of Resentment
    July 4, 2013
    24min
    16+
    Even with the plates filled to the brim with silver balls, Ichijou's secret weapon, the Curtain of Wind, prevents Kaiji from winning. All seems lost when Kaiji runs out of money, until a ray of hope pierces the darkness!
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