Kaiji: Against All Rules

Synopsis

Continues the story of Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

Kaiji Itou is a drifter who routinely steals car emblems and slashes tires. One day, his usual habits are interrupted by a visit from a man in a trench coat. During their conversation, the visitor—who introduces himself as Endou—reveals himself to be a debt collector. He has come about an unpaid loan that Kaiji once co-signed for a coworker, Furuhata Takeshi. The original loan was 300,000 yen, but after Takeshi vanished, the debt fell onto Kaiji. Endou then explains a way to clear the compounded interest, which has ballooned to 3,850,000 yen: Kaiji must board a ship along with others in similar situations. On the ship, the debtors will gamble with borrowed money, with a few winning and the rest sinking deeper into debt, eventually forced into labor to repay what they owe. After some pressure, Kaiji agrees to join the voyage, hoping to wipe out his debt and even earn some extra cash.

In this installment

Months after the events of the first season, Kaiji—his limbs reattached and his debt now ballooned to 9.5 million yen—continues chasing the elusive jackpot that would erase all his debts. Unaware that Hyodo's Teiai Corporation is actively hunting for him, they have dispatched his old "friend" Endoh, who previously got him involved in the high-stakes games, to track him down. Their paths cross when Kaiji happens to step in front of Endoh's car at a traffic light. Believing he has found a solution to his problems, Kaiji gets into the vehicle. Though both men are "glad" to see each other and share the goal of settling Kaiji's debt, their methods for achieving it could not be more opposed. Rather than guiding Kaiji toward a big win, Endoh delivers him—drugged and compliant—to the Teiai Corporation's secret underground labor camp, where Kaiji will have a chance to repay his debt… through fifteen years of hard labor.