MacMusic  |  PcMusic  |  440 Software  |  440 Forums  |  440TV  |  Zicos
quot
Search

"Adults cannot be trusted": The brutal 1999 Japanese movie that influenced "Squid Game"

Friday January 10, 2025. 08:29 PM , from BoingBoing
"Adults cannot be trusted": The brutal 1999 Japanese movie that influenced "Squid Game"
Netflix's global phenomenon Squid Game owes a debt to a Japanese movie made a quarter-century earlier, as revealed by Cezary Jan Strusiewicz for Tokyo Weekender.
Squid Game's creator Hwang Dong-hyuk openly acknowledges drawing inspiration from Battle Royale, the cult 1999 story about middle school students forced to fight to the death by a fascist government. — Read the rest
The post "Adults cannot be trusted": The brutal 1999 Japanese movie that influenced "Squid Game" appeared first on Boing Boing.
Read more at BoingBoing
https://boingboing.net/2025/01/10/adults-cannot-be-trusted-the-brutal-1999-japanese-movie-that-influ...

Related News

quot 9 Best Mobile Game Controllers (2025): iPhone or Android Wired: Tech.Jan 10
squid xMEMS Labs unveils game-changing silicon innovations at CES PC WorldJan 9
movie "Toxic male technique" uses poison semen to control insects BoingBoingJan 9
japanese Japanese police claim China ran five-year cyberattack campaign targeting local orgs TheRegisterJan 9
game Accused murderer credits "diabolical goblin" in his possession with helping him evade police for so long BoingBoingJan 8
brutal Boxed Video Game Sales Collapse in UK as Digital Revenues Flatten SlashdotJan 8
adults Out-of-control fire burns 1,300 acres in hills of Los Angeles so far — fueled by "life-threatening" winds BoingBoingJan 8
cannot Crunchyroll Is Getting (Back) Into the Manga App Game SlashdotJan 7
influenced GOP's Adam Kinzinger doesn't want Biden pardon — says he'll fight Trump "from my jail cell" (video) BoingBoingJan 7
trusted Two people found dead in JetBlue wheel well in Florida: "This keeps happening" BoingBoingJan 7
boing "Maneater" screwworm that lays eggs in nostrils and open wounds headed towards Texas BoingBoingJan 7
quot Tourist gored to death at elephant "sanctuary" in Thailand BoingBoingJan 6
squid Breaking Bad's Tuco Salamanca takes on Squid Game in hilarious video BoingBoingJan 6
movie The survival strategy behind "Reindeer Cyclone" herd behavior BoingBoingJan 6
japanese This YouTube video is a playable video game BoingBoingJan 6
game The Video Game Industry Is Finally Getting Serious About Player Safety Wired: Tech.Jan 5
brutal Phronima Sedentaria: the transparent "zombie shrimp" that hijacks salps for reproduction BoingBoingJan 4
adults Marvel Game Developer Reverses Century-Long Bans on Linux, Mac Users SlashdotJan 3
cannot Jim Jordan schools Brian Kilmeade on Fox after the host breaks "bad news" about a Congressman who doesn't exist (video) BoingBoingJan 3
influenced High school cheerleader allegedly killed classmate's goat because she "doesn't like cheaters" BoingBoingJan 2
News copyright owned by their original publishers | Copyright © 2004 - 2025 Zicos / 440Network
Current Date
Jan, Sat 11 - 01:08 CET