As the Gods Will (2014)

As the Gods Will is a live-action Japanese movie directed by Takashi Miike and based on a manga by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Akeji Fujimura.

Movie info

Original title: 神さまの言うとおり
Transliterated title: Kamisama no Iutoori
Release date: November 15, 2014
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Written by: Hiroyuki Yatsu (screenplay)
Muneyuki Kaneshiro (manga)
Akeji Fujimura (manga)
Genres: Comedy | Horror | Thriller
Subgenres: Based on manga | High school | Survival game
Runtime: 117 min.
Eiren rating: R15+ (Restricted to 15 and over)
Distributed by: Toho

Plot

A 2nd-year high school student named Shun Takahata lives an ordinary teenage life until one day a malevolent Daruma doll appears in front of his class and forces the students to participate in a series of children’s games such as “Daruma-san ga Koronda” with death as the penalty for losing. With no knowledge of who’s behind the games, he’s left with no other choice but to keep winning as his only means of protecting himself and his childhood friend, Ichika. Meanwhile, a troubled classmate named Takeru seems to actually be relishing the opportunity to get other students killed.

Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Sota Fukushi	Shun Takahata
	Hirona Yamazaki	Ichika Akimoto
	Ryunosuke Kamiki	Takeru Amaya
	Mio Yuki	Shoko Takase
	Shota Sometani	Satake
	Nao Omori	Takumi, 23-year-old hikikomori (shut-in)
	Lily Franky	Long-haired homeless man
	Atsuko Maeda	Beckoning cat (voice)
	Tsutomu Yamazaki	Polar bear (voice)
	Jimon Terakado	Kokeshi doll (voice)
	Katsuhiro Higo	Kokeshi doll (voice)
	Ryuhei Ueshima	Kokeshi doll (voice)
	Tommies Masa	Daruma doll (voice)

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