endou yuuji
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Itou Kaiji
Main
The main character of the story. Kaiji is poor, downtrodden and lazyhe lives by himself in a slum and is constantly in debt. He bides his time by playing cheap gambling games with neighbors, though he always loses. In spite of this, when his life i...
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Endou Yuuji
Supporting
A dirty loan shark with ties to the yakuza. He lends out large sums of money to the desperate, but charges an absurd (and illegal) interest rate. He tracks down Kaiji after a client of his, Furuhata, disappeared without repaying a loan, which Kaiji cosign...
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Funai Jouji
Supporting
One of the veterans of previous voyages on Espoir, Funai is an excellent conman and uses the fears and worries of the other competitors to his advantage.(Source: Wikipedia)...
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Furuhata Takeshi
Supporting
Takeshi Furuhata is a debtor and one-time coworker of Kaiji. One year before the first tournament on Espoir, he lured Kaiji into cosigning a loan for him, making Kaiji liable in case Furuhata did not repay the loan. Although believed to have disappeared, ...
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Hyoudou Kazutaka
Supporting
Wealthy socialite and president of the powerful financial consulting firm "Teiai Group," not to mention owner and sponsor of underground gambling tournaments like those onboard Espoir. Hyoudou Kazutaka is believed to be seventy years old and worth several...
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Ishida Kouji
Supporting
Kouji Ishida is a man whom Kaiji saved from the other room on the Espoir on a whim. He participates in the human derby to clear his wifes debts....
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