Friends Games: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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?

Series details

• Title: Friends Games
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2017-04-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-04-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28101

Cast and credited roles

• Ryo Yoshizawa — Katakiri Yuichi
• Rio Uchida — Sawaragi Shiho

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-04-06; final listed air date 2017-04-26; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Friends Games on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.