Monopoly, Uno, Chutes and Ladders, we have all played these games at some point in our lives. The desire to win is strong. But, have you ever wondered if the stakes were much higher, would you want to play?
Here are six Japanese movies that takes playing a game to the extreme.
Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
1. Tag
What’s It About: High school student Mitsuko, has her life cascade into chaos when everyone around her begins to suffer from horrible accidents. She manages to find a group of girl survivors and together the group must try to figure out what is happening around them and who is behind the horrific alternate realities she must suffer.
Starring: Reina Triendl, Mariko Shinoda, Erina Mano
Where To Watch: TUBI, VUDU, AMAZON PRIME
Watch The Trailer Here:
2. Battle Royale
What’s It About: In order to curb juvenile delinquency, the Japanese government passes the “BR ACT”. The government gasses a class of ninth grade students and take them to a remote island. The students are forced to battle each other for three days in order to survive and have a victor emerge.
Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto
Where To Watch: TUBI, PLUTO TV, VUDU, AMAZON PRIME
Watch The Trailer Here:
3. X Game
What’s It About: A group of classmates wake up in their classroom. The group is trapped inside of the room and they are forced to play a cruel games called “X-Games”. The games include thumbtack on a chair, school lunch, and slap. Each game worse than the last one. Who is behind the games? And who will make it out alive?
Starring: Kazuyuki Aijima, Hirofumi Araki, Shota Chiyo
Where To Watch: AMAZON PRIME
Watch The Trailer Here:
4. Lesson Of The Evil
What’s It About: Based off the novel Ako no Kyoten by author Yusuke Kishi, Lesson of the evil is about a popular high school teacher that becomes tired of all of the bullying he witnesses everyday. He decides to take matters in his own hands and finds a way to teach the bullies an extreme lesson one by one.
Starring: Takehiro Hira, Takayuki Yamada, Fumi Nikaido
Where To Watch: AMAZON PRIME
Watch The Trailer Here:
5. The Shock Labyrinth
What’s It About: Childhood friends reunite after ten years of not seeing each other. The friends are joined by a girl, Yumi, that has been missing for the previous ten years. She gets sick, so her friends decide to take her to the hospital. No one is at the hospital to help them. The group becomes trapped inside and discover it is a deadly labyrinth. They are forced to confront their past and try to keep thair santy.
Starring: Yuya Yagira, Misako Renbutsu, Ai Maeda
Where To Watch: TUBI
Watch The Trailer Here:
6. As The Gods Will
What’s It About: Based off the manga series Kami-sama no lu Tori by authors Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Akeji Fujimura, it follows the story of Shun Takahata, a high school student dreading everyday filled with boredom. One day he finds himself along with a group of students who are forced to play various games of death without knowing why or who is behind the games.
Starring: Nikiro Murakami, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nao Omori
Where To Watch: VUDU
Watch The Trailer Here:
