The Werewolf Game has become very popular as shown by its adaptation into various media such as TV drama,

manga,
novels and etc.
The Werewolf Game – The Beast Side- is the 2nd installment of the Werewolf Game franchise, an exciting, life-threatening
psychological game which swept Japan. This much-awaited sequel depicts the mind of a werewolf, as the story is told from
the view of the heroine. Kidnapped high school seniors are locked in a deserted building and forced to play outrageous
games which center on killing each other. Stress levels go way beyond the limits as the teenagers struggle through the
resulting chaos and the ever-present possibility of betrayal.
Director Izuru Kumasaka is the first Japanese recipient of the Best First Feature Award at the Berlin International Film
Festival for his debut feature film “Park and Love Hotel.”
Tao Tsuchiya, the heroine, is one of Japan’s most promising actresses with regular appearances in TV dramas and films and
a promising list of roles slated for 2015.

Rules of the Werewolf Game

Story
One day, ten senior year high school girls and boys awake in a room. They
have all apparently been kidnapped but none can remember how they
ended up there.
A videotape starts to play and informs the classmates that they are there to
play the Werewolf Game. Locked into the deserted building they are
forced to play the deadly game through to the end. Heroine Yuka
Kabayama, who has already played the game twice before, draws the
Werewolf card. Reiko Manda, who has played only once before is the
other werewolf. The eight others are designated as “villagers” and among
them are the Seer, two Freemasons and a Bodyguard. The game requires
one person must die every day and the students must gather at 8 pm every
night to decide who to kill. Failure to kill the selected one will result in all
being killed outright. The two werewolves have been given cards with the
name of their fellow werewolf and it is their role to attempt to kill a
villager every night between midnight and 2 am.
Initially, everyone is confused but after the shock and horror that
eventuates when one boy decides to leave, they soon learn the deadly rules
of this cruel game. They must kill each other to survive, so knowing who
is a friend, or an enemy, is the key to survival. After repeated eliminations
there are three girls left, Yuka, Miu and Hitomi. Yuka confesses that she
has played the game twice before but has never managed to get free. Miu
and Hitomi are so desperate that they are faced with the choice of killing
themselves as the only way to stop playing the game. In a cruel irony, the
winner will have to keep playing the game over and over again. Yuka
survives this round and leaves the building swearing revenge against the
killer of her friends.
Each person gets one card. Characters are “Villager”
“Werewolf” “Seer” ”Bodyguard” and “Freemason.”
All but the two werewolves are designated as
“Villagers.”
The players must gather together to discuss who is
their best choice before taking a vote to decide who
will be that day’s victim.
After the execution, the Werewolves are free to
choose to kill one of the survivors.
The Seer learns the true identity of a single player at
every turn.
The Bodyguard is allowed to choose to protect any
of the villagers from the werewolves.
Both Freemasons know that their fellow is also a
villager and not a werewolf.
The villagers win if they can identify and kill the
werewolves. The werewolves win if they manage to
kill all the villagers before being outed.
The players must actually kill the victims. If any
player breaks the rules, all players must die.

2014 / Color / 112min/ Japan

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