Kakegurui 2: Ultimate Russian Roulette

Kakegurui 2: Ultimate Russian Roulette is a 2021 Japanese live-action film directed by Hanabusa Tsutomu. It is a sequel to Kakegurui and is based on the manga series of the same name by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Tōru Naomura. It was released on June 1, 2021.

Production

In August 2020, the creators of the first live-action movie shared that a sequel is in the works, scheduled for a 2021 release in Japan. The cast from the previous film were returning to reprise their role. Tsutomu Hanabusa was set to direct the film once again and collaborate on the screenplay, along with Minato Takano. The story is completely original and is fully supervised by the original author, Homura Kawamoto.
A trailer was launched in March 2021, revealing the release date of April 29 and the official movie title, "Kakegurui the Movie: Desperate Russian Roulette." The film includes a new antagonist, named Makuro Shikigami, played by Ryūsei Fujii.
The film's scheduled April 29 release date was being postponed due to COVID-19. They later announced that the new release date would be on May 12. The staff decided to delay the film again to the extended state of emergency in Japan. The film was officially set to premiere on June 21.
Taishi Nakagawa would not reprise his role of the series but he would appear in the film as a new original character named Uchijima.