The Tricky Master
Why this pick
Like Tazza, it thrives on swaggering hustlers, shifting alliances and the pleasure of watching skilled players try to outbluff each other in a flashy criminal underworld.
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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
Why this pick
Like Tazza, it thrives on swaggering hustlers, shifting alliances and the pleasure of watching skilled players try to outbluff each other in a flashy criminal underworld.
Why this pick
A direct follow-up in the same high-stakes gambling world, with another ambitious young card shark navigating mentors, seduction, rivals and escalating cons.
Why this pick
Its sleek ensemble of Korean criminals delivers Tazza’s brisk reversals, morally flexible charm and constant uncertainty over who is exploiting whom.
Why this pick
A nimble Korean caper built around professional deception, shifting loyalties and playful narrative misdirection—ideal for Tazza’s mix of crime tension and wit.
Why this pick
For Tazza’s stylish Korean underworld and a protagonist drawn deeper into dangerous power games, this offers sharper noir mood and a more emotionally bruising edge.
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01 / THE STORY
Goni has lost his entire savings, and money stolen from his family, after being swindled by professional cheat gamblers. In order to regain the money, Goni begins training under one of the best gamblers in the country, Mr. Pyeong. He becomes well-known, wandering about different gambling places throughout the country with Pyeong. Madam Jeong, who runs an illegal gambling operation, begins to show interest in Goni. Goni leaves Pyeong and begins working for Jeong, whom he also has a love tryst with. When Madam Jeong is arrested, Goni meets fellow pro Gwang and the two become partners.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

Go-ni

Madam Jeong

Ko Gwang-ryeol

Kwak Cheol-yong

Hwa-ran

Se-ran

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