Season 1 • Episode 4
LatestHigh 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?
Acting
Ryo Yoshizawa's smile hides knives you'll feel in your spine.
Direction
Jirô Nagae turns simple rooms into psychological pressure cookers.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Mikoto Yamaguchi's manga, which ran for 20+ volumes — this adaptation crams only the prologue arc into four episodes.
The 'friends game' format taps into Japanese workplace 'trust fall' culture taken to sadistic extremes — pure Showa-era psychological horror in a Heisei high school.
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