JUDGE (2013)

JUDGE is a 2013 Japanese movie written and directed by Yo Kohatsu and based on a manga by Yoshiki Tonogai.

Movie info

Original title: ジャッジ
Release date: November 8, 2013
Directed by: Yo Kohatsu
Written by: Yo Kohatsu (screenplay)
Yoshiki Tonogai (manga)
Runtime: 76 min.
Eiren rating: G (General Audiences)
Distributed by: Toho

Region 2 NTSC DVD (Japanese only)
Label: Toho (Japan)
Out: Feb 21, 2014
Buy: YesAsia US, YesAsia Global, CDJapan
All-region Blu-ray (Japanese only)
Label: Toho (Japan)
Out: Feb 21, 2014
Buy: YesAsia US, YesAsia Global, CDJapan

Plot

Seven strangers, each guilty of one of the seven deadly sins—pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony, and lust—find themselves locked in a confined space together and forced to play a death game to judge which among them is most deserving of death.

Each of the “sinners” has an animal mask representing their individual sin.

The wolf is guilt of wrath, having injured someone due to his strong sense of justice. The lion is a former pop idol who verbally abused a fan. The fox orchestrated a financial scam which targeted young people, eventually leading to a suicide.

Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Koji Seto	Wolf (wrath)
	Kasumi Arimura	Lion (pride)
	Jiro Sato	Fox (greed)
	Sotaro Tanaka
	Kazuyoshi Taira
	Fukino Kawate
	Yuko Nishimaru

Trivia

Director Kohatsu used surveillance camera style filming for added realism and rapid angle switching to ramp up tension.

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