Gantz

"The only way to resurrect is to kill."

2010 2h 10m JA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 357

HorrorActionScience Fiction

Synopsis

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After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth.

“The only way to resurrect is to kill.”

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Cast

Kazunari Ninomiya
Kei Kurono
Kanata Hongo
Joichiro Nishi
Kenichi Matsuyama
Masaru Kato
Natsuna Watanabe
Kei Kishimoto
Ainosuke Shibata
Tanaka Seijin
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Tae Kojima
Ayumi Ito
Eriko Ayukawa
Chieko Ichikawa
Kayo Sugimoto

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinsuke Sato
Writers: Yusuke Watanabe
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Gantz Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shinsuke Sato, shot by Taro Kawazu. 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 Kenji Kawai. 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 Tsuyoshi Imai 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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Kazunari Ninomiya and Kanata Hongo and Kenichi Matsuyama carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The only way to resurrect is to kill.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1525835 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shinsuke Sato directs. Taro Kawazu behind the camera. Kenji Kawai scores. Tsuyoshi Imai cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Part of the "Gantz Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Shinsuke Sato, shot by Taro Kawazu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tsuyoshi Imai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kazunari Ninomiya and Kanata Hongo and Kenichi Matsuyama carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The only way to resurrect is to kill.".
8IMDB entry: tt1525835 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Taro Kawazu
Original score: Kenji Kawai
Editing: Tsuyoshi Imai
Production design: Yasuaki Harada
Runtime: 130 min · 2h 10m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): MA 15+
IMDB: Gantz (2010)

Part of

Gantz Collection

Two friends are run over by a subway train. They suddenly find themselves in a strange apartment with other people who have also just “died”. While everyone tries to understand their presence in this place, a mysterious black sphere appears and orders them to eliminate one by one the super-powerful creatures.