Kakegurui: The Movie

May 3, 2019

2h 0m

★ 7.5

Even stronger than a joker, the high school girl.

Overview

Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It's reading your opponent, the art of the deal. What better way to hone those skills than with a rigorous curriculum of gambling? At Hyakkaou Private Academy, the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. But when Yumeko Jabami enrols, she's gonna teach these kids what a high roller really looks like!

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

DUB

Stardust Pictures

GAGA Corporation

MBS

Square Enix

avex pictures

Universal Music Japan

Lawson Entertainment

Nippan Group Holdings

LINE

Kakegurui: The Movie Trailers

Cast

Yumeko Jabami

Minami Hamabe

Ryota Suzui

Mahiro Takasugi

Mary Saotome

Aoi Morikawa

Murasame Amane

Hio Miyazawa

Arubiki Jueri

Haruka Fukuhara

Tomu Inuhachi

Marika Ito

Itsuki Sumeragi

Ruka Matsuda

Yuriko Nishinotouin

Natsumi Okamoto

Midari Ikishima

Miki Yanagi

Yumemi Yumemite

Sayuri Matsumura

Nitobe Kyu

Onodera Akira

Kirari Momobami / Ririka Momobami

Elaiza Ikeda

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