- Movie: Gantz
- Romaji: Gantz
- Japanese: 前編
- Director: Shinsuke Sato
- Writer: Hiroya Oku (manga), Yusuke Watanabe
- Producer: Takahiro Sato
- Cinematographer: Taro Kawazu
- Release Date: January 29, 2011
- Runtime: 130 min.
- Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Death Game / Suspense-Thriller
- Production Company: NTV, Toho, Nikkatsu
- Distributor: Toho
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
College student Kei Kurono (Kazunari Ninomiya) notices former childhood friend Masaru Kato (Kenichi Matsuyama) helping a drunk man who fell from a subway platform. Kei Kurono then jumps down to help his childhood friend. A few moments later, the subway train rapidly approaches and both men look on helplessly on as their life is about to end.
The next moment, Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato finds themselves in a strange apartment with a mysterious giant black sphere and others who have recently died. The massive black sphere in the center of the living room is “GANTZ”. GANTZ then assigns the people gathered in the room on missions to exterminate aliens. They are given a set time and if successful will receive points. A total of 100 points will allow them to leave this purgatory like place or send someone else back to life. If they fail, they can perish forever …
Notes
- Based on the manga “GANTZ” written by Hiroya Oku. The 27 volume manga has sold over 10 million copies.
- Distributor Toho announced on November 30th that “Gantz” will premiere in the United States on January 20th, ahead of its release in Japan on January 29th, 2011. The U.S. release will be dubbed in English and released in about 300 theaters.
- Related titles:
- GANTZ Perfect Answer (2011)
Cast
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Kazunari Ninomiya | Kenichi Matsuyama | Yuriko Yoshitaka |
Kei Kurono | Masaru Kato | Tae Kojima |
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Kanata Hongo | Natsuna Watanabe | Tomorowo Taguchi | Takayuki Yamada |
Joichiro Nishi | Kei Kishimoto | Yoshikazu Suzuki | Masamitsu Shigeta |
Additional Cast Members:
- Gou Ayano – mysterious group leader
- Nako Mizusawa – girl from mysterious group
- Kensuke Chisaka – Ayumu Kato
- Shunya Shiraishi – Hiroto Sakurai
- Ayumi Ito – Yutsuriko Aikawa
- Naho Toda
- Kazuyuki Asano
- Komatsu Toshimasa
- Motoki Ochiai
- Chieko Ichikawa
- Tomokazu Koshimura
- Yurie Midori
- Hidekazu Nagae
- Yuko Genkaku
- Ryuya Wakaba
- Masanobu Sakata
- Anna Aoi
- Reina Aoi
- Ariei Umefune
- Donpei Tsuchihira – Muso Tokugawa
- Misaki Kinoshita – high school student