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* OnceAnEpisode: Each film has a moment where the camera zooms through various locations, with the final destination being somewhere related to the Teiai Corporation. Fittingly, the first and third movies are [[BookEnds book-ended]] with the use of a falling 100-yen coin as something that the camera follows.

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* OnceAnEpisode: Each film has a moment where the camera zooms through various locations, with the final destination being somewhere related to the Teiai Corporation. Fittingly, the first and third movies are [[BookEnds book-ended]] with the use of a falling 100-yen coin as something that coin, which is what the camera follows.

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* OnceAnEpisode: The first two movies ended the same way: [[spoiler:Kaiji walking the opposite way in a crowd and looking back. This is then freeze-framed]].

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* OnceAnEpisode: The Each film has a moment where the camera zooms through various locations, with the final destination being somewhere related to the Teiai Corporation. Fittingly, the first two and third movies ended are [[BookEnds book-ended]] with the same way: [[spoiler:Kaiji walking use of a falling 100-yen coin as something that the opposite way in a crowd and looking back. This is then freeze-framed]].camera follows.



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-->-- '''Kaiji Itō'''
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->''"I'll win. I'll beat it all. The worst fate, the worst conditions, the million obstacles, inequality, deceit and dissatisfaction... I'll bring it to submission."''
-->-- '''Kaiji Itō'''
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* LogoJoke: Each film has [[UnsoundEffect ghostly noises chanting "ZAWA" repeatedly]]. The first two movies has this happen to the Nippon Television Network Corporation logo, while the third uses this variant on the Nippon TV Movies logo instead.

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* LogoJoke: Each film has [[UnsoundEffect ghostly noises repeatedly chanting "ZAWA" repeatedly]]. The first two movies has this happen to "ZAWA"]] during the Nippon Television Network Corporation logo, while the third uses this variant on the (''Film/KaijiTheUltimateGambler'' and ''Film/Kaiji2TheUltimateGambler'') or Nippon TV Movies logo instead.(''Film/KaijiFinalGame'') logos.
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** For ''Film/Kaiji2TheUltimateGambler'' have the chanting repeating in decreasing volume, stopping at the same time like the first film's logo.

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** For ''Film/Kaiji2TheUltimateGambler'' have the chanting repeating in decreasing volume, volumes, stopping at the same time like the first film's logo.
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* LogoJoke: Each film has [[UnsoundEffect ghostly noises chanting "ZAWA" repeatedly]]. The first two movies has this happen to the Nippon Television Network Corporation logo, while the third uses this variant on the Nippon TV Movies logo instead.
** ''Film/KaijiTheUltimateGambler'''s chanting gets quieter until the middle of the logo. At this point, the chanting comes back in full force, stopping when the sun's light fades from the Nippon Television Network Corporation logo.
** For ''Film/Kaiji2TheUltimateGambler'' have the chanting repeating in decreasing volume, stopping at the same time like the first film's logo.
** The chanting in ''Film/KaijiFinalGame'' is distorted in different pitches, and when the logo turns black and white, the normal chant can be heard.
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* UnsoundEffect: Just like the manga, hurried voices whispering ''"ZAWA"'' appear when a character is either hesitating or making a big decision.
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* OnceAnEpisode: The first two movies ended the same way: [[spoiler:Kaiji walking the opposite way in a crowd and looking back. This is then freeze-framed]].
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The film trilogy that is based on the ''Manga/{{Kaiji}}'' manga, written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto.

The cast includes Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yūki Amami, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ken Mitsuishi, Taro Yamamoto, Suzuki Matsuo and Katsuhisa Namase.

The films included in this series are:
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* ''Film/KaijiTheUltimateGambler'' (2009)
* ''Film/Kaiji2TheUltimateGambler'' (2011)
* ''Film/KaijiFinalGame'' (2020)
[[/index]]
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!!The ''Kaiji Series'' contain examples of:
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Most of the characters look much more attractive than in the original work.
* CompressedAdaptation: Story-wise, the first film is basically a mix of the first two seasons. Specifically, the Cruise/Rock Paper Scissor Arc, the underground city arc and the Steel Beam Crossing/E-Card arc. Movie 2 focuses more on The Bog arc.
* CompositeCharacter: Inverted; Ishida's daughter plays part of Sakazaki's role, splitting it. Namely [[spoiler:The BigDamnHeroes moment from part 2]].
* GenderFlip: Ishida's son and Endou are both women in this adaptation.
* SmurfettePrinciple: See GenderFlip above.
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