| Liar Game: The Final Stage | |
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| Directed by | Hiroaki Matsuyama |
| Screenplay by | Tsutomu Kuroiwa Michinao Okada Toshio Yoshitaka |
| Based on | Liar Game by Shinobu Kaitani |
| Starring | Toda Erika Matsuda Shota |
| Music by | Yasutaka Nakata (Capsule) |
| Distributed by | Fuji Television Toho Company Ltd. |
| Release date(s) | March 6, 2010 |
| Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Liar Game: The Final Stage (ライアーゲーム ザ・ファイナルステージ) is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Hiroaki Matsuyama. The film is a continuation of the popular Fuji Television drama series, Liar Game.
It was released in Japan on March 6, 2010 and was subsequently released in Singapore (August 12, 2010) and Hong Kong (October 7, 2010). [1] Furthermore it has been confirmed that the film will be shown in Macau, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.[2]
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Even though being able to withdraw from the Liar Game Tournament, Kanzaki Nao (Toda Erika) decides to join Akiyama Shinichi (Matsuda Shota) and nine other players for the final stage, ”The Garden of Eden game”, which offers a 5 billion yen prize. The players are informed that if all of them can work together, they can all become winners. However, the chances of winning are endangered by a mysterious player known as "Person X".
Two weeks after the launching of the film, more than one million people had gone to the theatres to watch the film.[3] Moreover, in its opening week the film entered the Japanese box office as number two and consequently stayed in the top ten for another five weeks.[4]
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in Japan on September 9, 2010. Blu-ray releases include a standard edition and premium edition. The premium edition contains a bonus disc with an all-cast interview, a making of (starring Toda Erika), a real Liar Game featuring twenty-eight female TV-hosts, trailers, stage event, a leaflet and three postcards.[5][6]