• Director(s)

    Ha Byoung-hun

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Fantasy

  • Cast

    Seo In-guk, Park So-dam, Kim Ji-hun

TV Show

Death's Game

DEATH’S GAME is a South Korean fantasy drama series; in this episode, Yee-jae resolves to locate a large stash of money and soon encounters a familiar face.…

DEATH’S GAME is a South Korean fantasy drama series; in this episode, Yee-jae resolves to locate a large stash of money and soon encounters a familiar face.

  • Director(s)

    Ha Byoung-hun

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Fantasy

  • Cast

    Seo In-guk, Park So-dam, Kim Ji-hun

suicide, strong injury detail, horror
Classified Date:
10/04/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A horde of grotesque, fanged creatures chase a man in a hellish underworld.
suicide
A man takes his own life in front of distressed members of the public, with bloody aftermath detail. Another character dies by suicide; however, this lacks visual detail and he is subsequently reincarnated within a fantastical context.
injury detail
Occasional bloody images occur throughout. There is close-up focus on a man’s face as he quickly becomes engulfed in flames during a plane accident. A character dives headfirst into the ground while skydiving, resulting in sight of blood splatter. However, this scene is accompanied by a darkly comic tone.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Mild bad language ('bastard') occurs, as well as very mild bad language ('damn').
strong language, violence, bloody images, suicide references
Classified Date:
15/01/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A character bludgeons another to death using a brick, with accompanying blood spurts. Fight scenes feature crunchy hand-to-hand combat, use of improvised weapons and undetailed slashings using bladed weapons. A man is briefly waterboarded. Other moments include a teenage bully repeatedly punching a victim in his stomach while he is pinned against a wall.
language
There is use of strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), as well as moderate bad language ('prick') and milder terms such as 'bastard', 'son of a bitch' and 'damn'.
suicide
Verbal and visual references are made to suicide ideation. A teenage boy expresses his desire to take his own life, however, he is prevented from doing so.
injury detail
Corpses are shown lying in pools of blood at a crime scene. During a flashback sequence, a man extracts a knife from a blood-stained dead body.
A man who is reincarnated into a 17 year old’s body is physically bullied and tormented by unsympathetic classmates. However, there is a clear anti-bullying message and the behaviour results in negative consequences for the bullies. Scenes of moderate threat include an intense car chase between characters during which vehicles spectacularly crash and explode. A villainous character threatens to pluck out a man’s eye during an interrogation scene.
strong violence, bloody images, language
Classified Date:
15/01/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of strong violence include a character bludgeoning a man to death using a brick, with accompanying blood spurts. A man is shot in the head, resulting in sight of a bloody exit wound. A character repeatedly stabs a man, however, this occurs off-screen.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as moderate bad language ('prick', 'bitch') and milder terms such as 'bastard', 'bullshit', 'ass', 'son of a bitch', 'piss', 'shit', 'hell', 'God' and 'damn'.
injury detail
A circular saw blade is shown lodged in a man's neck following an assassination attempt. There is also sight of a heavily blood-stained man in the aftermath of violence.
Clothed 3D animated pin-up models are displayed on a wall in the background of a scene. Infrequent verbal references are made to sexual violence. Scenes of moderate threat include a high-speed motorbike chase between characters during which vehicles spectacularly crash and explode. A man is shown taking his own life during a flashback, however, this lacks visual detail and occurs within a fantastical context.
strong bloody images, violence, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
15/01/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A character shoots a man's head in order to send him into a reincarnated body. A car suddenly rams into a pair of characters, with resulting bloody aftermath detail. There is a depiction of physical abuse and neglect towards an infant by their parents. This includes a woman fatally suffocating her child, however, this is without distressing detail.
injury detail
A man has a nightmare in which a heavy object falls onto his head, resulting in sight of blood pooling beneath his body. Dead bodies covered in heavily blood-stained sheets are carried away at a crime scene.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'shit', 'piss', 'bastard' and 'damn'. Characters are shown grieving the death of a loved one who died by suicide. The theme of bereavement is treated sensitively.
strong bloody violence, drug misuse
Classified Date:
17/01/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There is strong bloody violence with squelchy sound effects of weapons hitting flesh. Characters are sliced off-screen with knives and chainsaws, and there is sight of dead bodies lying in pools of blood. There is the impressionistic suffocation of a baby by its young sibling, and references to the infant needing surgery.
drugs
A man takes mystery pills and gets a boost of energy.
suicide
There is a scene of suicide.
There are jumpscares, fantastical threat, and abductions where drugged victims come too in a man's kill room.
strong bloody violence
Classified Date:
17/01/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There is strong bloody violence in which characters are sliced with chainsaws, and purposely run over. There is sight of severed limbs, frenzied stabbings and bloody detail as a man grips the blade of a knife being used to attack him.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
There is infrequent use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('son of a bitch', 'shit', 'bastard', 'screw', 'damn', 'hell'), and prescription drug misuse. There is gun threat, knife threat, abductions and scenes in which a man escapes a burning aircraft.
strong violence, bloody images, suicide
Classified Date:
22/01/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are shootings which result in blood spurts over the camera. Characters fall to their death after fighting on a rooftop. Crunchy fight scenes include punches, kicks and blows with weapons such as metal bars.
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k') along with milder terms which include 'bastard' and 'hell'.
suicide
A man intentionally runs into the road and is hit by a car; his suicide is motivated by supernatural reasons.
injury detail
There are bloody spurts and splashes in the aftermath of violence and repeated focus on a man's heavily bloodied face as he lies dying. There is repeated sight of a bloody clock face.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
A man threatens to bludgeon another with a hammer and there are scenes of gun threat.
strong violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
23/01/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are brief but intense scenes in which a person is repeatedly beaten and stabbed, and which includes blood in the aftermath.
injury detail
There is brief close-up sight of a person on fire; this also includes sight of skin melting from their body.
Suicide references include a fantastical scene in which a person contemplates taking their own life in order to return to life. The film includes brief sight of dead bodies, which includes blood on and around a corpse. Scenes of emotional upset feature bereaved characters grieving.
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Classified Date:
21/12/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

  • Classified date

    15/01/2024

  • Distributor

    Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

  • Language

    Korean