Liar Game: The Final Stage

2010 2h 13m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 50

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Synopsis

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In Liar game: Final Stage, Players are encouraged to trust each other to win the tournament. However, a mysterious player named X is secretly plotting to sabotage everyone of their chances to win the LGT.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Erika Toda
Kanzaki Nao
Shota Matsuda
Akiyama Shinichi
Megumi Seki
Yukina Takeda
Michiko Kichise
Eri Samukukwon
Seiichi Tanabe
Arata Sendo
Kosuke Suzuki
Yuji Fukunaga
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Jiro Nishida
Mari Hamada
Mai Sakamaki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroaki Matsuyama
Writers: Shinobu Kaitani, Tsutomu Kuroiwa, Michitaka Okada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Liar Game Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yasutaka Nakata. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Masaharu Hirakawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Erika Toda and Shota Matsuda and Megumi Seki carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1423953 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hiroaki Matsuyama directs. Yasutaka Nakata scores. Masaharu Hirakawa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Part of the "Liar Game Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Yasutaka Nakata. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Masaharu Hirakawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Erika Toda and Shota Matsuda and Megumi Seki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1423953 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "liar", "psychological thriller", "based on manga", "mind game".