Friends Games

Friends Games

In order to win the Friends Game, you can't doubt your friends.

2017•25m•4.3/10

DramaMystery

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.3/10(7)

High school student Katagiri Yuichi cares about friendship more than money because of his mother’s teachings. One day, Yuichi and his close friends, Shiho, Tenji, Makoto and Yutori, are suddenly forced to participate in a mysterious game of wits that involves a lot of money. It is supposed to be a simple game. However, friendships are unexpectedly tested under extreme conditions which triggers paranoia. The trick to clearing the game is to trust in friends. But will Yuichi and his friends choose money over friendship?

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Production

Canter, King Records, Television Kanagawa, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, Television Saitama, Chiba Television Broadcasting, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, GYAO

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 6, 2017

Last Aired

April 27, 2017

Networks

Nippon TV, tvk

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2017-04-06

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2017-04-13

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2017-04-20

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2017-04-27

Cast

Ryo Yoshizawa

Ryo Yoshizawa

Yuichi Katakiri

Rio Uchida

Rio Uchida

Shiho Sawaragi

Yuki Yamada

Yuki Yamada

Tenji Mikasa

Shimon Okura

Shimon Okura

Makoto Shibe

Nagi Nemoto

Nagi Nemoto

Yutori Kokorogi

Amatsuki

Amatsuki

Manabu (Voice)

Yuki Kubota

Yuki Kubota

Ren Tojo

Yuuka Ueno

Yuuka Ueno

Maria Minase

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