Movies Like Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
If you liked Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009), a thriller and drama movie directed by Tōya Satō, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Liar Game: The Final Stage (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also thriller and dramaIn Liar game: Final Stage, Players are encouraged to trust each other to win the tournament. However, a mysterious player named X is secretly plotting to sabotage everyone of their chances to win the LGT.
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Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and mysteryIn the second installment of the Death Note film franchise, Light Yagami meets a second Kira and faithful follower Misa Amane and her Shinigami named Rem. Light attempts to defeat L along with Teru Mikami (a Kira…
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The Girl from the Other Side (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and mysteryOnce upon a time, in a far, faraway place, there were two lands. The world was divided into an inner land and an outer land. People feared the outer land, inhabited by eerie beings, the carriers of curse. One day, on…
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Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (2009)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and thrillerA new member from the Black Organization that shrunk Shinichi's body manages to find out about Shinichi's transformation into Conan. This discovery starts to put those around him in danger as Gin and the other Black…
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Suspect X (2008)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and mysteryA male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she…
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Yojimbo (1961)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and thrillerA nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin…
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High and Low (1963)
★ 8.4/10Also drama and thrillerA Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and mysteryShy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanting castle where she is joined by six other…
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Death Note: L Change the WorLd (2008)
★ 6/10Also thriller and mystery"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari, L has to solve…
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A Man (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and thrillerAkira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with his former client Rie, who asks Akira to perform a background check on her late husband Daisuke.
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Rage (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and dramaA man brutally murders a married couple and leaves the word “ikari” (“rage”) written with their blood. The killer undergoes plastic surgery and flees. At three different locations in Japan, a male stranger appears…
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The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017)
★ 7/10Also drama and mysteryIn 2012, Atsuya and his 2 childhood friends do something bad and run into an old general store. They decide to stay there until the morning. Late into the night, Atsuya sees a letter in the mailbox. The letter is…
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Ugetsu (1953)
★ 8/10Also drama and mysteryIn 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit…
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The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and thrillerIn this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the…
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Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and mysteryA rash of sniper attacks leaves the streets of Tokyo empty and the public terrified to go outside. It’s up to Conan and his friends to find the culprit, but the case goes deeper than it seems. Military cover-ups…
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Midsummer's Equation (2013)
★ 7/10Also drama and mysteryMasaharu Fukuyama reprises his role from 2008's "Suspect X," playing the physicist-cum-detective Manabu Yukawa. The scientist-sleuth arrives in an oceanside town to speak on a panel. But when a man turns up dead…
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Black Jack: The Movie (1996)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and thrillerBlack Jack is a master surgeon who possesses impeccable skills, enabling him to perform operations that are impossible for even the finest surgeons. He now is faced with his most difficult task to date and must…
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Rashomon (1950)
★ 8/10Also drama and mysteryFour people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
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Impossibility Defense (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and thrillerAt a certain park, there is a mysterious man, who has red eyes and a black suit, that people can go to and request him to kill someone. His assassinations can never be blamed on him because he takes no illegal action…
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Sleep, My Love (1948)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and mysteryA woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.