What do Japanese think of the Hunger Games?

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Hunger Games

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mebeyer1 — 9 years ago(June 22, 2016 06:58 PM)

Are there any Japanese on this board, and if so, what do you think of the Hunger Games? I've seen Hunger Games and Battle Royale, and I know about all the trolling going on about these movies. I was just curious what the Japanese actually think about it.

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bobbiekaye69 — 9 years ago(June 24, 2016 07:46 AM)

I'm sure opinions vary as widely among Japanese film goers as among American, but I'd put money that more Japanese have seen The Hunger Games than have seen BR.
I intend to live forever.
So far, so good.

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shieldsdraeger — 9 years ago(June 25, 2016 07:18 AM)

The Box Office figures in Japan for the series are:
Hunger Games $5 million
Catching Fire $1.75 million(Interesting that BO did not rise for Catching Fire
like in the west.)
Mockingjay Pt 1 $1.6 million
Mockingjay Pt 2 $1.225 million
For Comparison:
Twilight $2.5 million
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone $153 million

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ikissedaguru — 9 years ago(June 29, 2016 03:43 PM)

Why would the Japanese or anyone else bother with a PG-13 dumbed down version of BATTLE ROYALE and its non-canon sequel when they can enjoy the original?

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mebeyer1 — 9 years ago(June 29, 2016 04:41 PM)

Usually Japanese, especially the younger ones, are fascinated with anything that comes out of the United States.

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ikissedaguru — 9 years ago(July 23, 2016 02:51 PM)

Too bad that's not the case with these works of plagiarism.

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julesfmb — 9 years ago(January 22, 2017 11:31 AM)

Being a Rip-off doesn't make it bad.

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darthsitkur — 9 years ago(September 11, 2016 09:58 PM)

Why would they even bother with a watered down piece of PG-13 beep battle Royale 1 and 2 are SEVERAL times better and SEVERAL times more violent

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PrincessConsuelaBananahammock — 9 years ago(January 29, 2017 02:46 PM)

Having more violence isn't necessarily a good thing. The point of the Hunger Games series wasn't about the violenceit was about the totalitarian government and the crappy society that existed and the journey to change things.