g@me.

Nov 8, 2003

1h 52m

★ 6.7

Overview

A young ad executive's life has been turned upside down when a vicious client ruins his three billion yen project. Through his chance meeting with the disgruntled daughter of his enemy, he plans a vengeance scheme. The young woman agrees to play the victim of his bogus kidnapping. The movie is based on the novel Geimu No Na Wa Yuukai ('The name of the game is kidnapping') by popular mystery novelist Keigo Higashino.

Genres

Thriller

Production Companies

TOHO

Fuji Television Network

dentsu

Pony Canyon

g@me. Trailers

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Cast

Sakuma Shunsuke

Naohito Fujiki

Katsuragi Chiharu

Yukie Nakama

Ryudo Uzaki

Ryo Ishibashi

IZAM

Taigi Kobayashi

Yasuhito Shimao

Kippei Shiina

Guts Ishimatsu

Cop

Fumiyo Kohinata

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