Kaiji

The main character can lose all or achieve a big fortune. Both movie shows manipulation of mind.

simliar plots and main characters are both very honest people who end up in a game that requires them to lie in order to win

Ito Kaiji moves to Tokyo after graduating from high school. Unable to find a job and frustrated with society at large, Kaiji spends his days gambling, vandalizing cars, and drinking booze. Two years later and his life no better, a debt collector named Endo arrives to collect money. The debt collector then offers two choices to Kaiji: spend 10 years paying off your loan, or board a gambling boat for one night to repay your debt and possibly make a whole lot more. Meanwhile, the unscrupulous Endo is actually conning Kaiji, believing he won't come back from the voyage. Kaiji is then up for the night of his life.

Both are battle of wits psychological thriller movies based on famous manga.
Both star Tatsuya Fujiwara & Kenichi Matsuyama as protagonist & antagonist rivals..............

These two cool uncles bring Japanese movies to another awesome level. Always worth to watch.

They never disappoint.

Fujiwara x Matsuyama tandem is always something that fans and non fans look forward to watching.

Lost in life ,sometimes you just have to push.

It is another survival game controlled by a higher power. Combined debt/greed and games with the consequence of death.

The Kaiji franchise is all about betting and risking your life. Finding the lie in betting and winning

- death game
- contestants with financial difficulties
- big $$$ prize
- using wits to win the game
- conspiracy
- the rich as VIPs who watch & enjoy the game

Both movies are about a person gambling abroad a ship. Both movies are very similar....................................................

The main character also, joins a game what he has no idea about, to pay off his debt. Unlike Lovers, in Kaiji there are multiple games which involve death. So if you liked Lovers and need something else similar to that, I reccomend Kaiji.