Director
Kinji Fukasaku
Leading Actors/Actresses
Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarō Yamamoto, Masanobu Andō, Kou Shibasaki, Chiaki Kuriyama, Takashi Tsukamoto, Sousuke Takaoka, Eri Ishikawa, and Hitomi Hyuga
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Takeshi Kitano, Yukihiro Kotani, Sayaka Ikeda, Takayo Mimura, Minami, and Yūko Miyamura
Genre
Dystopian Thriller
Language
Japanese
Awards
No significant awards.
Date of Release
December 16th, 2000
Producer
Masao Sato, Masumi Okada, Teruo Kamaya, and Tetsu Kayama
Setting and Context
Dystopian Japan
Narrator and Point of View
Through the point of view of the contestants
Tone and Mood
Depressing, Stifling, Violent, Chaotic, and Uneasy
Protagonist and Antagonist
The group of contestants (protagonists) vs. Kitano (antagonist)
Major Conflict
A group of contestants struggle to survive a deadly conflict
Climax
When Kitano ends the game, suspicious that something is up
Foreshadowing
Kitano's suicidal tendencies are foreshadowed early on in the film.
Understatement
The depravity of the game is understated throughout the film.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The book on which this film was based, The Most Dangerous Game (both the short story and film), Good Morning (1959), Lord of the Flies (both the novel and the 1963 film), A Clockwork Orange (both the novel and the 1971 film), Wedlock (1991), popular culture, and mythology.
Paradox
Kitano is portrayed as a ruthless, intelligent villain, yet gets outwitted in a big way.
Parallelism
N/A
