{"rewrite":{"id":"r_543a899a11af131331ce71d7","clusterId":"c_d977eea1b86f0c7cb8d790f9","slug":"ballistik-boyz-s-miku-fukahori-and-tsubasa-kizu-double-lead-in-death-kill-game","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"BALLISTIK BOYZ's Miku Fukahori and Tsubasa Kizu Double Lead in Death ≠ Kill / Game","summary":"The film Death ≠ Kill / Game, starring Miku Fukahori (BALLISTIK BOYZ) and Tsubasa Kizu in double lead roles, opens in Japan on October 2. The death-game thriller follows 11 participants trapped in an abandoned school, forced to betray each other while evading a killer called Monster. Fukahori and Kizu play childhood friends Takumu Suzuki and Shinya Haga. The cast also includes Kira Yamaguchi, Shunsei Ota, and Tokio Nakabayashi. Shingo Kanemoto directs from a script by Masao Iketani.","whyItMatters":"The film marks the first lead role for both Fukahori and Kizu, and represents a rare theatrical death-game thriller with a cast drawn heavily from idol and dance-vocal groups.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe film Death ≠ Kill / Game, a solid-situation thriller about 11 people forced into a deadly game in an abandoned school, will open in Japan on October 2. Miku Fukahori (BALLISTIK BOYZ) and Tsubasa Kizu share the double lead as childhood friends Takumu Suzuki and Shinya Haga. Fukahori called it his first film appearance and first lead role. Kizu said it is his first lead film as well. The cast includes Kira Yamaguchi (Girls²) as the mysterious Mizuki Sakura, Shunsei Ota (OCTPATH) as the analytical Shota Yamada, and Tokio Nakabayashi (ENJIN) as theater troupe member Makoto Hoshino. Shingo Kanemoto directs; Masao Iketani wrote the script. Pre-release talk events with the cast are scheduled for September 5 in Tokyo and September 6 in Osaka.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Death ≠ Kill / Game pairs two BALLISTIK BOYZ members as lead actors, but the film's core tension is the turn-based betrayal format, not the casting.","twitterPost":"Death ≠ Kill / Game puts BALLISTIK BOYZ members in lead roles, but the film's hook is the turn-based betrayal system, not the idol casting.","threadsPost":"Death ≠ Kill / Game casts two BALLISTIK BOYZ members as leads, but the film's real draw is its turn-based betrayal mechanic. 11 participants, one killer called Monster, and a rule that forces players to act against each other. The idol casting is a hook; the system is the story.","newsletterBlurb":"Death ≠ Kill / Game, a death-game thriller starring Miku Fukahori (BALLISTIK BOYZ) and Tsubasa Kizu in double lead roles, opens in Japan on October 2. The film follows 11 participants trapped in an abandoned school, forced to betray each other while evading a killer. The cast includes Kira Yamaguchi, Shunsei Ota, and Tokio Nakabayashi. Shingo Kanemoto directs.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Eiga Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/674911\",\"title\":\"BALLISTIK BOYZ's Miku Fukahori and Tsubasa Kizu Double Lead in \\\"Death ≠ Kill / Game\\\" Opening in October\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4342,"outputTokens":751,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780641258,"createdAt":"2026-06-05T06:27:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-05T06:31:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-05T06:31:15.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d977eea1b86f0c7cb8d790f9","canonicalTitle":"BALLISTIK BOYZ深堀未来と木津つばさW主演「デス≠キル／ゲーム」10月公開","representativeArticleId":"a_fdfc5af3ff37997a1f1be3ab","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"デス≠キル／ゲーム\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"深堀未来\",\"木津つばさ\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-05T05:42:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-05T05:42:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-05T06:31:15.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Eiga Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/674911","title":"BALLISTIK BOYZ深堀未来と木津つばさW主演「デス≠キル／ゲーム」10月公開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["デス≠キル／ゲーム"],"studios":[],"people":["深堀未来","木津つばさ"],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The film Death ≠ Kill / Game opens in Japan on October 2.","Miku Fukahori (BALLISTIK BOYZ) and Tsubasa Kizu share double lead roles as childhood friends Takumu Suzuki and Shinya Haga.","The death-game thriller follows 11 participants trapped in an abandoned school, forced to betray each other while evading a killer called Monster.","The cast includes Kira Yamaguchi (Girls²), Shunsei Ota (OCTPATH), and Tokio Nakabayashi (ENJIN).","Pre-release talk events with the cast are scheduled for September 5 in Tokyo and September 6 in Osaka."]}