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As the Gods Will (2014) | Ranked Top 10% · CriticCrunch

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As the Gods Will

Movie2014·117 min

As the Gods Will

Directed by Takashi Miike

Thriller Horror Comedy

A thriller horror film directed by Takashi Miike.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 10%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

578 ratings

About As the Gods Will

High school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change, for something exciting. Suddenly, he and his classmates are forced to play deadly children's games and facing terrifying creatures from a talking Daruma doll to a sharp-clawed lucky cat.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Playful
Story Tags: fate destiny, freedom rebellion, coming of age, supernatural, action combat, high school campus, japan, group found family, everyman, ensemble, competition tournament, survival, race against time, monster creature

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Where to Watch As the Gods Will

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Details

Director: Takashi Miike
Language: Japanese

Cast

Sota Fukushi, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hirona Yamazaki

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How As the Gods Will Ranks

All movies

Top 10%

2010s movies

Top 8%

Thriller movies

Top 13%

2010s Thriller movies

Top 10%

★Takashi Miike filmsTop 8%

Top 10% 2010s Thriller movies.

Second-best Takashi Miike film, behind Audition.

the vibe

As the Gods Will Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenseapproachablefunnybroadhaunting

stylized

playful

What it's about

competition tournamentsurvivalrace against timefate destinyfreedom rebellioncoming of ageeverymanensemblegroup found familysupernaturalaction combatmonster creaturehigh schooljapan

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

stylizedstyled