Aesop's Game

Aesop's Game

Aesop's Game

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Aesop's Game

2019

1h 27m

4.8(8 votes)

Fantasy

Thriller

Science Fiction

Overview

Three girls - Miwa, an introvert who's best friend is her turtle, Saori, a rich girl from a celebrity family, and Koyuzu, a member of a revenge agency - wind up in a complex rivalry with one another.

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Asmik Ace

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ruka Ishikawa

Ruka Ishikawa

Miwa Kameda

Guama

Guama

Koyuzu Inui

Hiroe Igeta

Hiroe Igeta

Saori Tokusa

Yohta Kawase

Yohta Kawase

Kondo

Makiko Watanabe

Makiko Watanabe

Misako-kun

Takehiko Fujita

Yusuke Takahashi

Yusuke Takahashi

Hinako Saeki

Hinako Saeki

Koji Kiryu

Koji Kiryu

Yoichiro Saito

Yoichiro Saito

Creative team

Directed by: Shinichiro Ueda
Yûya Nakaizumi
Written by: Shinichiro Ueda
Produced by: Suguru Kubota
Masahiko Inishi

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