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Friends Game R4

2022 · 1 season

A tense, paranoid watch as trust erodes under pressure, keeping you guessing who will crack next.

Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Hidaka Ukisho, Ryuga Sato, Mizuki Inoue
Tagline
Which is more important, friendship or money?
Overview
Yuichi Katagiri, a high school student, is abducted with four of his friends and forced to participate in a "Friends Game" to pay off a debt he was suddenly saddled with. The game is supposed to be easy to beat as long as you have friendship, but for some reason Yuichi and his friends are unable to beat the game. They suspect the existence of a traitor, and their friendship gradually begins to crumble. The ultimate mind game show is about to begin!

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Hidaka Ukisho, Ryuga Sato, Mizuki Inoue
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • survival
  • deception
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, mystery
Written by
Takuji Higuchi, Shinya Hokimoto
Starring
Hidaka Ukisho, Ryuga Sato, Mizuki Inoue, Fujii Naoki, Iwasaki Taisho, Igari Soya, ISSEI, Nasu Yuto
Music
Yoshinori Nakamura
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 45 min each
Network
tv asahi
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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