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As the Gods Will
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As the Gods Will

2014-11-15 · 117 min · ★ 7.1

Thriller · Horror · Comedy

High school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change, for something exciting. Suddenly, he and his classmates are forced to play deadly children's games and facing terrifying creatures from a talking Daruma doll to a sharp-clawed lucky cat.

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Directors
Takashi Miike
Production companies
Toho Pictures, OLM, TOHO, dentsu, Kodansha, jeki, Nippan Group Holdings, GYAO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Sota FukushiSota FukushiTakahata Shun
Ryunosuke KamikiRyunosuke KamikiAmaya Takeru
Hirona YamazakiHirona YamazakiAkimoto Ichika
Mio YukiMio YukiTakase Shouko
Jingi IrieJingi IrieOku Eiji
Shota SometaniShota SometaniSatake
Nao OmoriNao OmoriTakumi
Nijiro MurakamiNijiro MurakamiKikkawa Haruhiko
Dori SakuradaDori SakuradaClass President
Lily FrankyLily FrankyHomeless Man
Atsuko MaedaAtsuko MaedaManeki-neko (voice)
Ryûhei UeshimaRyûhei UeshimaKokeshi (voice)
Ryosuke YamamotoRyosuke YamamotoMikinori Taira
Minori HagiwaraMinori HagiwaraYumi Taoka
Sasuke OtsuruSasuke OtsuruYukio Sanada
Naoto TakahashiNaoto TakahashiKotaro Maeda
Jimon TerakadoKokeshi (voice)
Katsuhiro HigoKatsuhiro HigoKokeshi (voice)
Reiko TakashimaReiko TakashimaShun's Mother
Nobue IketaniNobue IketaniTakumi's Mother

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