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Howard Ratner on "kunagi-olnud" edukas New Yorgi kalliskivide kaupmees, kelle hasartmängude sõltuvus on paisanud tema karjääri ja pereelu täielikku kaosesse, ning tagatipuks jätnud ta ülepeakaela võlgadesse. Kuid tunneli lõpus hakkab lõpuks ometi paistma ka valgus, kui ta saab enda omandusse haruldase Etioopa lihvimata vääriskivi, millest ta loodab üüratu summa eest vabaneda. Ent mida lähemale ta oma elu suurimale tehingule jõuab, seda enam hakkab ta mõistma, et kõikidel tema tegudel on ka omad tagajärjed.

Nangou is a compulsive gambler who has accumulated debt over three million yen. In a last ditch attempt to clear his record, he decides to wager his life on a game of mahjong with the mafia. Unfortunately, as the game progresses, Nangou only moves further from the prize and closer to death. When all hope seems lost, the game parlor is suddenly intruded upon by Shigeru Akagi, a young boy on the run from the police. Desperate to turn the game around, Nangou hands the game over to Akagi after teaching him a few of the rules. The mafia can only smirk as Akagi sits down to play. However, they soon come to learn that Akagi is a natural born gambler. An imposing figure who does not fear death. One who is destined to become a legend.

A woman from Atlanta finds herself in conservative middle America where she lives her life as a reluctant suburban mom.