Friends Games

Friends Games

In order to win the Friends Game, you can't doubt your friends.

Limited Series 2017 · 4 eps · ★ 5.0 · Drama, Mystery

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High school student Katagiri Yuichi cares about friendship more than money because of his mother’s teachings. One day, Yuichi and his close friends, Shiho, Tenji, Makoto and Yutori, are suddenly forced to participate in a mysterious game of wits that involves a lot of money. It is supposed to be a simple game. However, friendships are unexpectedly tested under extreme conditions which triggers paranoia. The trick to clearing the game is to trust in friends. But will Yuichi and his friends choose money over friendship?

Directed by Jirô Nagae · Written by Yoshitsugu Sagami

Networks: Nippon TV, tvk

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Ryo Yoshizawa Yuichi Katakiri
Rio Uchida Shiho Sawaragi
Yuki Yamada Tenji Mikasa
Shimon Okura Makoto Shibe
Nagi Nemoto Yutori Kokorogi
Amatsuki Manabu (Voice)
Yuki Kubota Ren Tojo
Yuuka Ueno Maria Minase
Kazuki Ikeda Kuroki
Yūki Mizuhara

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