[meimei__KOUSEKI]

A live action movie of "Kaiji" will be premiered on October 10th. The biggest alternation in the setting is that Endou Yuuji was switched with a lady Endou Rinko played by Amami Yuki. Fujiwara Tatsuya plays the main character Itou Kaiji. Fujiwara played Yagami Light in the live action movie of Death Note.

Premiere: October 10th
Cast:
Itou Kaiji- Tatsuya Fujiwara
Endou Rinko- Amami Yuki
Sahara-
Kitami-
Narrator-

source: http://natalie.mu/comic/news/show/id/15912

Kaiji is an manga-adapted anime (which is now manga-adapted anime-adapted live action).

Itou Kaiji is a bum who steals car emblems and slashes tires on what seems to be a regular basis. This routine changes one day when he is paid a visit by a man in a trench-coat. Once the two get talking, it seems that the visitor (Calling himself Endou) is a debt collector. The reason for his visit is an unpaid loan which Kaiji had previously co-signed for a work-mate (Furuhata Takeshi). The original loan was 300,000 yen and once Takeshi had disappeared, the loan then fell on Kaiji.

Kaiji is then told of a way to clear the interest compounded debt (which stood at 3,850,000 yen), which involved getting on a boat with others in his position. Once on the boat the debtors would then have to gamble with loaned money, which would end with a few winning, and others getting into deeper debt and having to work to pay of their debts. After some coercion Kaiji accepts a position on the boat, in order to clear his dept and make a bit of money as well...(AniDB)

i'm a fan of the anime. it's drama & psychological. And i like Tatsuya

edit: AND WTF KENICHI MATSUYAMA ♥♥♥♥♥ CAPSLOCK CANNOT FULLY EXPRESS MY FANGIRLY JOY. here and here (original article)

[asmiera]

sounds really really interesting. I'm looking forward to this !!

[hungrycollegeboy]

I saw the anime and absolutely LOVED IT!!!

It was soooooo intense. I just hope this movie can do the same.

[lilcrash]

Definitely looking forward to this!
I'm a big fan of Amami Yuki!
I like Tatsuya Fujiwara in Death Note~

[meimei__KOUSEKI]

Kenichi Matsuyama rejoins Tatsuya Fujiwara for "Kaiji"

Actor Kenichi Matsuyama (24) has been revealed as a supporting cast member in the upcoming movie "Kaiji," which stars Tatsuya Fujiwara (27). This reunites the pair, who last worked together in the hit live-action "Death Note" films in 2006.

"Kaiji" is based on Nobuyuki Fukumoto's popular manga about a gambler named Kaiji (Fujiwara) stuck in a dangerous game trying to clear an enormous debt. Matsuyama plays Kaiji's colleague Sahara, who shares a similar fate.

The "Kaiji" movie was first announced last year and has been scheduled for an October 10 release. The supporting cast includes Yuki Amami and Teruyuki Kagawa.

credits: tokyograph.

all i can say... is WTF YAYY!!