Tomodachi Game
On Nippon TV
A tense psychological thriller that weaponizes friendship itself, trapping a tight group of friends in a high-stakes game where trust becomes the most dangerous currency.
After his class' school trip fund is stolen, Yuichi and his best friends are abducted to play a debt repayment game; there is more than money on the line, as their bonds are tested with dark secrets and a lingering question of who is behind it all.
Essence
Ensemble
Chiaki Kobayashi
Yuichi Katagiri (voice)
Daiki Hamano
Tenji Misaka (voice)
Yume Miyamoto
Shiho Sawaragi (voice)
Tomohiro Ono
Makoto Shibe (voice)
Satomi Amano
Yutori Kokorogi (voice)
Minami Takayama
Manabu-kun (voice)
Reina Ueda
Maria Mizuse (voice)
Shizuka Itoh
Tsukino (voice)
Kouhei Yanagi
Bad guy (voice)
Hochu Otsuka
Teacher (voice)
Hekiru Shiina
Yuichi's mother (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Wataru Sawaragi (voice)
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