GOTH (ゴス , Gosu ) is a Japanese novel written by Otsuichi about two high school students fascinated by murder.
 The novel won the Honkaku Mystery Award in 2003.
 It was adapted into a manga by Kendi Oiwa.
 Both were published in Japan by Kadokawa, and were published in English by Tokyopop in October and September, 2008.
 In 2008, the novel was adapted into a film of the same title directed by Gen Takahashi.
 The manga and novel was rereleased in North America by VIZ Media in August 2015.
Golden Slumber is an upcoming South Korean thriller film directed by Noh Dong-seok, starring Gang Dong-won and Han Hyo-joo.
 It is based on the 2007 Japanese novel of the same name written by Kōtarō Isaka.
The Drifting Cloud, known as Ukigumo (浮雲) in Japanese, was a novel written in 1887 by Futabatei Shimei, often called the first modern Japanese novel.
 The novel was published in two sections in 1887 and 1888.
 The novel only contains four characters, prioritising the development of characters over plot.
 The novel contains criticism of growing materialism in the Japanese society.
Manhunt is an upcoming police thriller film directed by John Woo and starring Zhang Hanyu and Masaharu Fukuyama.
 The Chinese-Hong Kong production is an adaptation of the Japanese novel "Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare" by Juko Nishimura.
 Woo decided to develop an adaptation to commemorate Japanese actor Ken Takakura, who starred in a 1976 adaptation of the book.
A light novel (ライトノベル , raito noberu ) is a style of Japanese novel primarily, but not exclusively, targeting high-school and middle-school students (young adult demographic).
 "Light novel" is a "wasei-eigo", or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language.
 Light novels are often called ranobe (ラノベ ) or LN in the West.
 The average length of a light novel is about 50,000 words, the equivalent size of an American novel, and light novels are usually published in "bunkobon" size (A6, 10.5 cm × 14.8 cm), often with dense publishing schedules.
 One of the most remarkable characteristics of a light novel is that they are illustrated with anime and manga art style, often being adapted into such mediums.
 They are mainly published in separate book volumes, while some of them have their chapters serialized in anthology magazines before collection in book form, comparable to how manga are published.
The Ring Virus () is a South Korean horror film adapted from the Japanese novel "Ring" by Koji Suzuki.
 A joint project between Japan and Korea, this version has Park Eun-Suh as the creator of the cursed videotape.
 Although the filmmakers claimed that the film was adapted from the novel, there are various scenes in the film that match the 1998 film "Ring", such as the sex of the lead character, some of the scenes on the videotape as well as copying other film scenes directly from the original film, including the film's climax.
Season of the Sun (太陽の季節 , "Taiyō no Kisetsu" , published in English as Season of Violence) is a Japanese novel written in 1955 by Shintaro Ishihara, who later became a politician and was governor of Tokyo for 13 years from 1999 to 2012.
 It is the source of the name of the rebellious, taiyozoku (太陽族 ) youth culture which emerged after World War II.
 The novel won the 1956 Akutagawa Prize.
Battle Royale (バトル・ロワイアル , Batoru Rowaiaru ) is a 2000 Japanese dystopian film adapted from the 1999 novel of the same name by Koushun Takami.
 It is the final film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, the screenplay written by his son Kenta, and stars Takeshi Kitano.
 The film takes place in a dystopian Japan and it follows the story of Shuya Nanahara, a high-school student, and his classmates.
 Their class has been chosen by the government to take part in an annual game where all the students of the class must fight to the death until only one remains alive.
 The film aroused both domestic and international controversy and was either banned outright or deliberately excluded from distribution in several countries.
Hold'em is a 2014 American thriller film directed by Clay DuMaw.
 The film's plot combines Texas hold 'em with elements from horror and thriller films such as "Battle Royale" and "Saw".
Kurozuka (黒塚 , lit.
 "Black Tomb") is a Japanese novel written by Baku Yumemakura.
 A manga adaptation was illustrated by and it was serialized in the seinen manga magazine "Oh Super Jump" starting in 2003 by Shueisha and ended in December 2006.
 An anime adaptation by Madhouse was announced by Japanese anime television network Animax in May 2008 and ran between October and December 2008, spanning a total of 12 episodes.

Question: Hold'em, an American thriller film, pulls some elements from which other film adapted from a Japanese novel written in 1999?
Answer: Battle Royale