Kaiji (2007)

Kaiji Itou is a good-for-nothing loiterer who spends his days drinking beer and stealing hubcaps—that is, until he ends up being tricked by his former co-worker. Unable to suddenly repay his friend's huge debt all by himself, Kaiji is offered a shady deal to participate in an illegal underground gamble on a cruise ship. This turns out to be nothing more than the beginning of his new life of hell—thrown headlong into a life-threatening roller coaster of mind games, cheating, and deceit.

• First Air Date: 2007-10-03
• Last Air Date: 2011-10-10
• Total Seasons: 2
• Total Episodes: 52
• Episode Runtime: 23 min.
• Network: Nippon TV