Liar Game
Seen it?2007 | 2 seasons | 43 min | Drama, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 43 minutes, about 14 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Nao 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".
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 27K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 12007 · 11 episodes · 8.5 out of 10Friday
Season 22009 · 9 episodes · 8.0 out of 10Saturday
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Cast & crew
- Erika TodaNao Kanzaki
- Shota MatsudaShin'ichi Akiyama
- Michiko KichiseEri Samukukwon
- Rinko KikuchiRyo Katsuragi
- Kosuke SuzukiYūji Fukunaga
- Ikkei WatanabeMitsuo Tanimura
- MEGUMIMarie Otsuka
- Yoshiyuki MorishitaYasufumi Tsuchida
- Hairi KatagiriMomoko Taninaka
- Shihou HarumiNorihiko Yasukawa