8.043 minSeason 2 • Episode 9
LatestNao Kanzaki is a college student who is known for her honesty and naivete. One day, she receives a black postcard indicating that she has been selected to participate in the "Liar Game Tournament". Along with the postcard is a box with 100 million yen. The goal of the first round of the game is to trick the other player out of their hundred million yen. At the end, the winner would get to keep the hundred million earned, and the loser owes the LGT 100 million yen, which "will be collected by any means and at all costs".
Acting
Erika Toda's doe-eyed sincerity makes every betrayal hit harder.
Writing
Game designs so elegant you'll want to play along.
Direction
Tight close-ups that turn simple choices into existential dread.
Erika Toda
Nao Kanzaki
Shota Matsuda
Shin'ichi Akiyama
Michiko Kichise
Eri Samukukwon
Rinko Kikuchi
Ryo Katsuragi
Kosuke Suzuki
Yūji Fukunaga
Ikkei Watanabe
Mitsuo Tanimura
MEGUMI
Marie Otsuka
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Yasufumi Tsuchida
Hairi Katagiri
Momoko Taninaka
Shihou Harumi
Norihiko Yasukawa
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Yuichi Nishida
Jutta Yuki
Wataru Makizono
Hidekazu Mashima
Sho Kikuchi
Nobuo Kyô
Tatsuya Kawai
Shugo Oshinari
Teppei Ikezawa
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