They are in a parallel Tokyo where they must play a series of sadistic games to survive. The story’s other lead character is Yuzuha Usagi, a talented mountain climber played by Tao Tsuchiya who forms an alliance with Arisu. “I remembered how I was when I was around 20 years old and created Arisu based on my own indecisiveness,” recalls Aso. Based on Haro Aso’s hit sci-fi manga, it stars Kento Yamazaki as the video-game obsessed Ryohei Arisu. This dystopian thriller was a big hit on Netflix, ranking on the site’s top ten lists in more than 50 countries. The first two films are also on Netflix while the anime series can be seen on both. Where to Watch: All three movies are on Hulu. Despite the slightly absurd storyline and over-the-top acting, the three movies have proved popular. Kaiji 2 followed two years later before Kaiji: Final Game premiered in January of last year. The first one, Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler, in 2009 reunited him with fellow Death Note lead Kenichi Matsuyama. It was later adapted into a live action film trilogy starring Fujiwara. Nobuyuki Fukumoto’s manga series, originally published in 1996, amassed a cult-like following. If he can keep on winning, his money troubles will be over, lose and he’ll be forced into slave labor. Reluctantly, he takes up the challenge of a series of high-stake games on a cruiser, beginning with an elaborate version of rock, paper, scissors. Already down on his luck, his roommate has now run off, leaving him with considerable debts. His son Kenta, who wrote the screenplay for both, took over directorial duties.Īs with Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game, Kaiji Itō is a character in desperate financial straits. Both returned for the sequel, but sadly director Fukasaku died of prostate cancer after shooting just one scene with Kitano.
Beat Takeshi, playing the role of teacher, was the highest profile cast member, while Tatsuya Fujiwara played the hero Shuya. Sent to a desert island, they are given a map, food and some weapons. Set in the future, it follows 42 ninth graders forced to fight to the death by a totalitarian government.
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The Japanese government also tried to ban the movie and Koushun Takami’s novel, on which it’s based. That simply added to the intrigue. The intense violence perpetrated by high-school students made it so controversial, many countries refused to release it. Kinji Fukasaku’s final film became a cultural phenomenon. Liar Game will air its pilot episode on October 20, after My Secret Hotel (Jin Yi Han, Yoo In Na) ends its run.“If there’s any movie that’s been made since I’ve been making movies that I wish I’d made, it’s that one,” Quentin Tarantino once said of Battle Royale. Kim So Eun played Kim Bum’s love interest in hit drama Boys Over Flowers back in 2009 and Shin Sung Rok played the pivotal villain in last year’s massive hit, My Love From Another Star. Lee Sang Yoon was last seen in dramas Angel Eyes (with Goo Hye Sun) and Goddess of Fire (with Moon Geun Young). The naïve college student Nam Da Jung (Kim So Eun) will be helped along by genius swindler Cha Woo Jin (Lee Sang Yoon) in a game that is controlled by the game master (Shin Sung Rok). The plot revolves around a game show in which contestants vie for the top prize of 10 billion won (S$12 million). The release of the official poster and teasers gave fans a glimpse of what to expect, with the poster declaring, “There is a way to victory despite the endless betrayals and twists”. Korean cable channel tvN will be airing the Korean remake of the hit franchise, headlined by Lee Sang Yoon, Kim So Eun and Shin Sung Rok. Manga series Liar Game was first adapted into a Japanese television series which later spawned a second season and two live action films.
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