Kakegurui: The Movie

Kakegurui: The Movie

Even stronger than a joker, the high school girl.

2019 · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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!

Directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa · Written by Minato Takano

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