Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler started out as a 2014 manga series from Homura Kawamoto and illustrator Tōru Naomura, serialized in Square Enix's Gangan Joker manga magazine. In 2017, Studio MAPPA released a well-received anime adaptation that streamed on Netflix outside of Japan. A second season, titled Kakeguruixx, will pick up where the first season left off, beginning January 8, 2019.
A live-action adaptation was first announced back in November 2017. The film is directed by Hyato Kawai and stars:
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Minami Hamabe as Yumeko Jabami
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Mahiro Takasugi as Ryōta Suzui
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Aoi Morikawa as Mary Saotome
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Ruka Matsuda as Itsuki Sumeragi
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Yurika Nakamura as Sayaka Igarashi
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Mito Natsume as Runa Yomozuki
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Miki Yanagi as Midari Ikishima
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Natsumi Okamoto as Yuriko Nishinotōin
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Sayuri Matsumura as Yumemi Yumemite
Check out a short teaser trailer below, which confirms a release date of May 2019 in Japan. A full trailer is expected to be released later this week.