Madarame Baku is a mysterious gambler. His nickname is Usogui (literally The Lie Eater). Club Kakerou is the top illegal gambling den, where gamblers vie to become the best in their profession. Seeing through the lies of others, Madarame Baku challenges a variety of high stakes games at Club Kakerou.
Acting
Ryusei Yokohama's predatory calm, absolutely unhinged
Direction
Nakata weaponizes negative space, every frame a trap
Editing
Rapid-fire cuts that mirror a gambler's fractured psyche
Director
Hideo Nakata
Ryusei Yokohama
Baku Madarame / Usogui
Hayato Sano
Takaomi Kaji
Mai Shiraishi
Ranko Kurama
Kanata Hongo
Kiro Mekama
Win Morisaki
Reo
Kaito Sakurai
Soichi Kiruma
Hiroaki Murakami
Hokoichi Yako
Shohei Miura
Ikki Sadakuni
Ryo Kimura
Wataru Kusanami
Shingo Tsurumi
Masahiro Onodera
Moe Yuki
Nishina Ruka
Minoru Matsumoto
Segawa Mitsuru
Satoshi Uekiya
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Hideo Nakata also helmed the original Ring (1998), bringing that same dread to mind games.
The manga ran 1996-2017; this adaptation compresses 500+ chapters, prioritizing Baku's mythos over tournament fidelity.
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