Animal World (2018)

A man finds himself deep in debt and is coerced to board a ship that hosts a risky gambling party.

Director:

Yan Han

Writers:

Nobuyuki Fukumoto (comic "Tobaku mokushiroku Kaiji"), Yan Han (screenplay)

Stars:

Yifeng Li, Yunhe Yi, Bingkun Cao

6 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yifeng Li	...	Zheng Kaisi (as Li Yifeng)
Yunhe Yi	...	Game Room Foreman (as Yi Yunhe)
Bingkun Cao	...	Li Jun (as Cao Bingkun)
Yijuan Li	...	Kaisi's Mother (as Li Yijuan)
Dongyu Zhou	...	Liu Qing (as Zhou Dongyu)
Xiao Pan	...	Indecent Patient (as Pan Xiao)
Qing Jia	...	Nurse (as Jia Qingru)
Yedda Chen	...	Head Nurse
Jia Chi	...	Andou (as Chi Jia)
Yue He	...	The Shop Owner (as He Yue)
Yanshu Wu	...	Old Lady (as Wu Yanshu)
Huan Wang	...	Intermediary Manager (as Wang Huan)
Michael Douglas	...	Anderson
Fan Yang	...	Long Haired Man (as Yang Fan)
Ben Liu	...	Blonde Man (as Liu Ben)

Storyline

Muddling along without any aim, the hero Zheng Kaisi accomplishes nothing and is in debt of several millions because of borrowing money from friends. In order to pay the debt, he boards a ship called "Destiny" to attend a mysterious gambling party at the instigation of someone. Once he wins, his debts can be canceled.The game rule seems very simple. Participants shall take pokers marked with "rock, paper, and scissors" as props for seizing the star sign of the opponent. However, in the face of a group of desperate gamblers, any little flaw can be utilized in the game.

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Plot Keywords:

daydreamer | loyalty | greed | overextended gambler | card counting | 

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Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Gyakkyô burai Kaiji (2007)

User Reviews

Wasted potential

I really wanted to love this movie, first Chinese movie I have seen in the cinema for years, but ultimately I was let down.

So yeah, the visuals are good, great even! Sadly this is style over substance. It was like mathematics, matrix style in parts (watch it and you will see what I mean). Sadly, I do not speak Chinese, so reading the subs and trying to make sense of the math proved just too confusing in parts. Either way though, wasn't really missing much in terms of a good story.

Could have been so much better, or just completely different and better in all fairness.

Won't be watching it again, but I am interested in watching a sequel, just to see if it gets any better. 5 at best here from me

Details

Official Sites:

CMC Pictures [China] MM2 Entertainment [Singapore]

Country:

China

Language:

Hindi Mandarin English Italian French Arabic

Release Date:

29 June 2018 (China)

Also Known As:

Animal World

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$74,922,830

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beijing Ruyi Xinxin Film Investment, Shanghai Ruyi Entertainment Co., Beijing Enlight Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.66 : 1