- Actors: Sheena Nagamori, Yuuki Tsukamoto, Mayumi Ookawa, Hiroshi Kitasenju
- Directors: Daisuke Yamanouchi
- Format: Colour, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
- Language Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Unearthed
- DVD Release Date: 9 Jan 2007
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B000JJSJ9G
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
4 people have decided to play the dangerous 'King Game' in order to win a cash prize of 10 million yen.
The rules of the game are simple. 4 cards are dealt, three of the cards are numbered from 1 - 3 and the fourth card bears a picture of a crown.
Whoever is dealt the crown card is 'king' and it is their job to issue a task for the other players in the hopes that they would rather quit than perform what has been asked of them.
The first few tasks are fairly straight forward and the players soon realise they are going to have to up their game if they want to make the others quit and claim the cash for themselves.
Through the course of the film you will get to see some nice displays of people being vomited on, urinated on, molested, using a hairdryer in a novel way and...well that guy's clearly not a qualified electrician as that's definately not where a lightbulb goes.
Although it isn't filled with out and out gore which is what I was expecting it does have some great cringeworthy moments and is a good little torture flick that works by the element of chance in the game whereby no one knows who is going to be 'king' or victim until the cards have been dealt.
The film is shot very cheaply with very basic looking sets but none of that really matters as this is all about the torture and even though (as I stated earlier) this isn't a gore fest it still works well as a torture film with some unique moments that are sure to make more than a few viewers wince.
The rules of the game are simple. 4 cards are dealt, three of the cards are numbered from 1 - 3 and the fourth card bears a picture of a crown.
Whoever is dealt the crown card is 'king' and it is their job to issue a task for the other players in the hopes that they would rather quit than perform what has been asked of them.
The first few tasks are fairly straight forward and the players soon realise they are going to have to up their game if they want to make the others quit and claim the cash for themselves.
Through the course of the film you will get to see some nice displays of people being vomited on, urinated on, molested, using a hairdryer in a novel way and...well that guy's clearly not a qualified electrician as that's definately not where a lightbulb goes.
Although it isn't filled with out and out gore which is what I was expecting it does have some great cringeworthy moments and is a good little torture flick that works by the element of chance in the game whereby no one knows who is going to be 'king' or victim until the cards have been dealt.
The film is shot very cheaply with very basic looking sets but none of that really matters as this is all about the torture and even though (as I stated earlier) this isn't a gore fest it still works well as a torture film with some unique moments that are sure to make more than a few viewers wince.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
It's like Truth or Dare, but the dares become more daring
22 Dec 2008
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
First off, a warning: the film quality of this movie is destitute, barely meeting the quality of a poorly-budgeted soap opera. Furthermore, the acting, music and sets were subpar even compared to the film quality. That said, when I noticed these flaws during the first few minutes I wanted to return it--then, I decided to wrench through it only to be pleasantly surprised.
Sometimes a movie wins my favor even when it's trash. Red Room was trash. But fun trash to watch with friends and a few drinks. Watching this in solitary sobriety would be a grave, aggravating and likely boring mistake. This in mind, my rating is one of personal entertainment value and not a rational assessment as it would apply to all viewers.
I found myself appreciating some of the torture-pornesque "dares" (although I would have taken the dares much further had I been the writer) of the over-simplistic King Game. In this game all four players draw one of the four cards each. He who holds the King gets to declare what the others must do in order to remain in the game. Naturally, as the game progresses and people who were victems of previous turns become Kings, the dares evolve from sophomoric to mean to cruel to perversely malevolent. But the players, who were given poorly written backgrounds to convince the viewer of their desperation to win, endure since they all covet the prize money.
The violence and gore of which the viewer would be admonished on the DVD cover are more implied than graphic. There is nothing of shocking nature to anyone who has seen either Saw 1-5, Cube 1-3 or Hostel 1-2 (all of which were WAY more shocking than anything in Red Room). My entertainment came with the quiet anticipation of the next vengefully cruel challenge by the King. The scenes including sexual content seemed to be jestingly choreographed with ridiculous sound effects. Such scenes were presented as if a pair of virgins who just discovered the means of kissing and intercourse moments ago were charged with direction and starring in those scenes. Again, watching this alone would result in a growing desire to kill anything making a sudden movement. However, among jovial friends, I found myself having fun mocking the quality of a trash movie.
This movie is for those who enjoy bad, bad, bad horror and thrillers. If you are not one of these people, don't even rent Red Room.
Sometimes a movie wins my favor even when it's trash. Red Room was trash. But fun trash to watch with friends and a few drinks. Watching this in solitary sobriety would be a grave, aggravating and likely boring mistake. This in mind, my rating is one of personal entertainment value and not a rational assessment as it would apply to all viewers.
I found myself appreciating some of the torture-pornesque "dares" (although I would have taken the dares much further had I been the writer) of the over-simplistic King Game. In this game all four players draw one of the four cards each. He who holds the King gets to declare what the others must do in order to remain in the game. Naturally, as the game progresses and people who were victems of previous turns become Kings, the dares evolve from sophomoric to mean to cruel to perversely malevolent. But the players, who were given poorly written backgrounds to convince the viewer of their desperation to win, endure since they all covet the prize money.
The violence and gore of which the viewer would be admonished on the DVD cover are more implied than graphic. There is nothing of shocking nature to anyone who has seen either Saw 1-5, Cube 1-3 or Hostel 1-2 (all of which were WAY more shocking than anything in Red Room). My entertainment came with the quiet anticipation of the next vengefully cruel challenge by the King. The scenes including sexual content seemed to be jestingly choreographed with ridiculous sound effects. Such scenes were presented as if a pair of virgins who just discovered the means of kissing and intercourse moments ago were charged with direction and starring in those scenes. Again, watching this alone would result in a growing desire to kill anything making a sudden movement. However, among jovial friends, I found myself having fun mocking the quality of a trash movie.
This movie is for those who enjoy bad, bad, bad horror and thrillers. If you are not one of these people, don't even rent Red Room.
16 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Gorehounds beware!!!
19 May 2007
Format:DVD
I would have liked to give Red Room no stars at all, but unfortunately you have to give it at least 1. That's 1 more star than it deserves. I bought this DVD thinking that it would be something similar to the infamous Guinea Pig series. Boy was I wrong! Yes, they are B-movies, but while Guinea Pig delivers exatly what it promises, this movie gives you nothing that it promises.
On the front cover, it warns the viewer that this movie contains graphic violence. That could not be further from the truth. What I got most out of this movie, was almost soft-core, excruciatingly fake sounding, sex-scenes, and IMPLIED scenes of disturbing violence. That's right. Implied NOT graphic.
Now, I am a big fan of japanese movies and Unearthed Films has released other good, very gory movies, like Guinea Pig and Aftermath. However, Red Room was not worth the $14.99 I paid for it, or the 68 minutes I spent watching it. Red Room is not worth a single cent of your money, or a second of your time.
The sad thing is, Unearthed Films probably realized this, which led to their false-advertising DVD cover. For shame, Unearthed Films, for shame. You disappoint me.
If you're looking for a movie with almost soft-core, fake-sounding porn scenes, than Red Room is for you. However, if you're looking for some graphic, gory, ultra-violence, than I suggest you watch Guinea Pig: The Devil's Experiment. It took away the bad taste in my mouth that Red Room left.
On the front cover, it warns the viewer that this movie contains graphic violence. That could not be further from the truth. What I got most out of this movie, was almost soft-core, excruciatingly fake sounding, sex-scenes, and IMPLIED scenes of disturbing violence. That's right. Implied NOT graphic.
Now, I am a big fan of japanese movies and Unearthed Films has released other good, very gory movies, like Guinea Pig and Aftermath. However, Red Room was not worth the $14.99 I paid for it, or the 68 minutes I spent watching it. Red Room is not worth a single cent of your money, or a second of your time.
The sad thing is, Unearthed Films probably realized this, which led to their false-advertising DVD cover. For shame, Unearthed Films, for shame. You disappoint me.
If you're looking for a movie with almost soft-core, fake-sounding porn scenes, than Red Room is for you. However, if you're looking for some graphic, gory, ultra-violence, than I suggest you watch Guinea Pig: The Devil's Experiment. It took away the bad taste in my mouth that Red Room left.
Good clean fun for all
26 Jan 2010
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This movie was not as bad as some of the other reviews say it is. I give it 5 stars. If you like the Saw movies, you will love this flick. Good plot, cheesy effects, killer soundtrack, and you get bonus trailers for other dvd's. If you like Asian cinama get this one.
Can't wait to see the second one.
Can't wait to see the second one.
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