Japan Synopsis
A young ad executive's life has been turned upside down when a vicious client ruins his three billion yen project. Through his chance meeting with the disgruntled daughter of his enemy, he plans a vengeance scheme. The young woman agrees to play the victim of his bogus kidnapping. The movie is based on the novel Geimu No Na Wa Yuukai ('The name of the game is kidnapping') by popular mystery novelist Keigo Higashino.
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The 2002–2004 Japan Window
g@me. holds position #161 of 263 Japan films in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when g@me. premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1551st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
19 audience reviews — more than 34% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 10th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,997 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (35th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Thriller productions specifically: #128 of 324 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Fuji Television Network, dentsu, Pony Canyon |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | November 8, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0431077 |