The Chasing World (Japanese Movie)

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Movie: The Chasing World / Real Onigokko
Romaji: Riaru Onigokko
Japanese: リアル鬼ごっこ
Director: Issei Shibata
Writer: Yusuke Yamada, Issei Shibata
Producer: Toshiaki Nakazawa
Cinematographer: Shin Hayasaka
Visual Effects Supervisor: Issei Oda
Release Date: February 2, 2008
Runtime: 98min.
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Suspense-Thriller / Death Game
Studio: Geneon Entertainment
Distributor: Phantom Film
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

An odd murder case that only targets persons with the family name "Sato" occurs in Japan. Meanwhile, high school student Tsubasa Sato winds up in a parallel world during a fight with a gangster. Everything seems almost the same, but his friends & classmates are somehow different from who they used to be.

Tsubasa Sato can not comprehend what is happening around him, but when he sees a girl getting killed in front of him by a persuer, he finds out that he is now in a world where the Lord of the land plays a fatal game of "tag". The real chasing game ("Onigokko") that targets people named "Sato".

Notes

Based on the novel "Real Onigokko" by Yusuke Yamada (published December 15, 2001 by Bungeisha Publishing Co.,Ltd.).
Related titles:
1. The Chasing World | Riaru Onigokko (2006)
2. The Chasing World 2 | Riaru Onigokko 2 (2008)
3. The Chasing World 3 | Riaru Onigokko 3 (2012)
4. The Chasing World 4 | Riaru Onigokko 4 (2012)
5. The Chasing World 5 | Riaru Onigokko 5 (2012)
6. The Chasing World: The Origin | Riaru Onigokko The Origin (TVS-Chiba TV-tvk / 2013)
7. Tag | Riaru Onigokko (2015)