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.
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. g@me. sits at position #161.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with g@me.. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when g@me. premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |