Run for the Money

How does Netflix adapt the Japanese TV show "Tousouchuu" for international access?

The result is as follows:

• An atmosphere that works, a little too "Squid Game" but we'll give it the excuse that it was a little in the spirit of the times.

• An abandonment of the pre-show with the hunter setup. Everyone runs away from the start of this huge manhunt match.

• The missions do affect the story being told, even if one in particular is counterproductive.

• It's possible to abandon the game in the middle, as in the original, via abandonment points, but these don't seem to be very well defended.

• It's very close to real time, just like the original show is recorded, with very few jumps, just enough to keep the narrative going.

In the end, the adaptation respects the original subject well, and the panic/epic is further enhanced by the start of the hunt at night. Let's hope the show gets another season !

Watched with kids, we loved it! Really great show! Huis ten Bosch is a nice place in Japan. The scenery is great, there is a lot of fun and jokes in the show. The kids were thrilled and hoped for Minho to win. All the elements for a good show are there. We are waiting for season 2 to start. Hope they will give some of the "old" players a special role like being a special hunter or something. Boss hunter for 15 minutes would be nice to see Minho and some of the others again.

It's pure entertainment and fun. There are snitches, leavers and people who go on for too long. If you just want some entertaining program without constraints this is the show to watch.

The dialogue is so freaking annoying. As you know, contestants must run from the hunters. One guy said "if they come I'm DEFINITELY running!" Cringe. I immediately shut the show off. Only watched like 5 minutes. Reading the other reviews, I'm even more certain I made the right choice. I feel like a lot of high reviews on this are fake or I don't know what. With. Japanese game shows you can never be sure. From what I can tell, a lot of the show is fake or scripted since the Hunters don't actually try as hard as they can. Really disappointing, at least try to not make it obvious that it's fake/scripted.

Show is fun to watch. Battle royal of kinda police and robbers or wolf and sheep that kids play (or used to). The contestants are all famous or celebrities from Youtube to tv show, or music and sport. The participants are competing or rather running from "Hunters" to win a prize money. Weird to find that the prize money is a little $8-35k for famous people (I guess in Japan, celebrities aren't paid that much for their appearances or performances). Anyway, you'll find rooting for courageous candidates and wish other annoying candidates to get caught. The show is also full of suspenses. 4 episodes are easy to watch. However, I wished they didn't cut off all the funny interactions. Hope to see another season. Promising show from Netflix.

Over the top, but so entertaining because of that.

Good camera work, interesting participants, didnt seem to be rigged.

The clock keeps counting down without time gaps.

Sure they will have edited it a bit different than the chronological order now and then, but really feels like you're there witnessing this awesome game.

Keeps you on the edge of your seat and mixes things up regularly with interesting twists.

Sometimes teamwork is needed, sometimes you are not sure if you can trust your team.

Great game, great show.

Also loved the location!

The Dutch theme park in Nagasaki (Huis ten Bosch)