I know by now that you have seen Squid Games, and Alice in Borderland…(anxiously awaiting for season two of both. You know that some games have seriously high stakes. Like, your LIFE for instance.
Here are five more Japanese all-or-nothing game movies not for the faint-hearted.
Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
1.THE INCITE MILL
What’s It About: Based off the novel “The Incite Mill” by Honobu Yonezawa. The story follows ten people that gather inside of a building called the Ankikan. They are there for a job off that pays $1,236 per hour. The group is informed that for 24 hours a day for seven days straight, they will be monitored for a psychological experiment. One by one the members are sent to indivdual rooms, each with a weapon located inside. Once they are locked in the room, the group is informed of the rules and informed that only after seven days or two surviving members remain will the experiment end. Which will come first?
Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Satomi Ishihara, Haruka Ayase
Where To Watch: Currently Unavailable for Streaming In US
Watch The Trailer Here:
2. Judge
What’s It About: Based off the manga series “Judge” by Yoshiki Tonogai. The movie follows seven people that have commited the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. They are locked up in a sealed space by someone. Each person must must play a games that’s a matter of life or death and decide who had committed the worst crime between each of them.
Starring: Kazuyoshi Taira, Kasumi Arimura, Koji Seto
Where To Watch: Available on DVD on Amazon
Watch The Trailer Here:
3. The Werewolf Game: The Villagers
What’s It About: The first of eight films. Airi Nishina is a high school student. On her way home from school one day, she get kidnapped. She wakes up in a building along side nine other kidnapped students. The kids are told they need to play a game called Jinroh. Unable to leave, the students must play the game for the sake of their lives.
Starring: Nanami Sakuraba, Taiga Nakano, Seika Taketomi
Where To Watch: Amazon Prime Video
Watch The Trailer Here:
4. King’s Game
What’s It About: One night, Chiemi Honda and her friend Nobuaki Kanazawa receive an email from a person that calls himself King. The email states that if the recipient does not complete the King’s order to play a game in twenty-four hours, they will be punished. Soon after, all of Chiemi’s classmates get the same email telling them to play “King’s Game”. Some of the students think it is a joke but complies anyway. Gradually, the orders in the game become worse. Eventually, the students start to disappear in one by one. Chiemi does her best to try and uncover the secret identity of King. Will she be successful or will the game be the winner?
Starring: Dori Sakurada, Airi Suzuki, Yurina Kumai
Where To Watch: Currently Unavailable for Streaming
Watch The Trailer Here: (Only Available In Japanese)
5. Cube
What’s It About: Six complete strangers, both men and women wake up and find themselves locked and confined inside of a mysterious cube. They have no idea why or how they got there. The group decides they need to work together in order to decipher the codes to escape the cube. If the group is unsuccessful, what will their fates be?
Starring: Masaki Suda, Anne Watanabe, Masaki Okada
Where To Watch: Streaming Available Soon in US
Watch The Trailer Here:
