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Kakegurui Compulsive Gambler (film)

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is a 2019 Japanese film adaptation of a manga series of the same name by Homura Kawamoto and Tru Naomura. It is directed by Hayato Kawai, distributed by GAGA Pictures, and stars Minami Hamabe and Mahiro Takasugi as Yumeko Jabami and Ryota Suzui, respectively. It was released in Japan on May 3, 2019.

Plot



Hyakkaou Private Academy is a prestigious institution for the privileged, and was first established 122 years ago. The students there are ranked by their gambling winnings. The winners receive everything including fame and fortune. The winners also dominate the losers. One day, transfer student Yumeko Jabami arrives at the academy, quickly showing she is a gambling maniac who loves high stakes.

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Reception



According to the Japan Times the "production values are high: The film's high school resembles a casino for high rollers in a 007 and a political flick." It also called the tone "more comically ironic than melodramatically overwrought."[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/05/08/films/film-reviews/kakegurui-high-stakes-high-school-battle/#.XlKgBi2ZPOQ japantimes.co]

'Kakegurui Compulsive Gambler' grossed $2.6 million at the box office.

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