Forbidden Games
Seen it?1997 | 60 min | Science Fiction
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It won an Oscar, though it had little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans. If you loved The Man Who Fell to Earth, start here.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The Hercules 4th planet is on the verge of death due to a strange disease that affects only men. The existence of organisms with similar genes was needed for making therapeutic drugs. At the end of a long journey in space, they finally arrive on earth. Residents of an apartment start to disappear one after another on that day. And suddenly, a mysterious young man named Suzuki appears.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsStrong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film. Won 1 BAFTA: British Academy Film Awards: Best Film.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$37 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mototsugu Watanabe
- Takafumi KumagaiDaichi / Number 8668
- Kyôsuke SasakiKenta, office worker
- Masaki TsukamotoSuzuki, the alien
- Akira YokozukaSeiichi, a military enthusiast
- Kazu ItsukiTsuyoshi, a masturbator
- Syoko KudoKumiko, a prostitute
- Teruo OkaENK newscaster