4 people desperate for big money enter a new risky reality show card contest called The Forbidden King Game. Up for grabs is 10 million yen. All 4 have a reason why they want the money so bad. The rules of the game are simple enough. The 4 are placed in a small dimly lit room which has a cage in it and video cameras on the ceiling recording their experience. There’s also a box full of props which they can use on each other. They have to play a game with 4 cards: one card has a crown symbol on it whilst the others have a number from 1-3. The person who draws the crown card after they’re dealt out gets to nominate 2 of the others players to enter the cage and do whatever she/he commands. Getting the crown card is a big plus in this game. Anybody can quit at anytime or if they don’t carry out the commands of the crown card winner they’ll be disqualified. The last one remaining gets to claim the cash prize. It starts out innocently enough with two women kissing each other but the challenges set out by the crown card winner begin to become sadistic and vile!
Probably one of the most controversial low budget extreme movies to come out of Japan over the past 10 years. It’s very sick, depraved and twisted involving sexual humiliation, objects being thrust into places where they shouldn’t be and something being bitten off! It just goes to show that some human beings will do anything to get their hands on some money and will plumb to any depth of depravity and cruelty to win the contest. This movie is definitely not for everyone and it does have a bit of a reputation about it but this isn’t the sickest Japanese movie I’ve seen. Even though it’s got some gross out scenes I was entertained by it. The sequel is supposed to be even more disgusting. Guess I’ll have to check that one out too!
Sadako’s Rating: 3 out of 5
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