ノーライフキング (1989): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1989, ノーライフキング is a comedia, fantasía, crimen and terror film directed by Jun Ichikawa, running about 106 minutes.

What it’s about. Via the New York Times: "The solemn, intent faces of the Japanese schoolboys playing video games in Jun Ichikawa's "No Life King" bespeak a new type of modern horror. Addicted to their favorite new game (from which the film takes its title), these children have become seriously estranged from the real world. The film's constant emphasis is on the ways in which this has been allowed to happen, and on how emblematic it is of larger attitudes in a technological society. When a young boy trying to converse with his mother must compete with a home computer for her attention, it's not hard to see why the boy has retreated into his own computer-dominated world."

Who’s in it. ノーライフキング stars Ryo Takayama, Neko Saito, Nobuo Nakamura and Issey Ogata, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch ノーライフキング page.

If you liked it. Fans of ノーライフキング tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parásitos, La vida es bella and El club de la lucha.