Tokyo Ghoul

"Humans are no longer at the top of the food chain"

2017 1h 59m JA

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★7.0TMDB · 390

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Synopsis

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A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a super-powered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.

“Humans are no longer at the top of the food chain”

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Cast

Masataka Kubota
Ken Kaneki
Yoshiko Sengen
Toka Kirishima
Nobuyuki Suzuki
Kotaro Amon
Yo Oizumi
Kureo Mado
Yu Aoi
Rize Kamishiro
Hiyori Sakurada
Hinami Fueguchi
Kunio Murai
Kuzen Yoshimura
Kai Ogasawara
Hideyoshi Nagachika

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kentaro Hagiwara
Writers: Ichiro Kusuno
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tokyo Ghoul (Live-Action) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kentaro Hagiwara, shot by Satoru Karasawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Don Davis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Akira Takeda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Masataka Kubota and Yoshiko Sengen and Nobuyuki Suzuki carry the top of the cast.

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RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "Humans are no longer at the top of the food chain".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5815944 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kentaro Hagiwara directs. Satoru Karasawa behind the camera. Don Davis scores. Akira Takeda cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Part of the "Tokyo Ghoul (Live-Action) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kentaro Hagiwara, shot by Satoru Karasawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Don Davis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Akira Takeda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Masataka Kubota and Yoshiko Sengen and Nobuyuki Suzuki carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Humans are no longer at the top of the food chain".
8IMDB entry: tt5815944 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.