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GANTZ:O

2016 · 95 min

A relentless, gory thrill ride with emotional stakes, blending sci-fi action and horror in a grim game of survival.

Directed by
Yasushi Kawamura, Keiichi Sato
Genres
Animation, Science fiction, Action
Starring
Yuki Kaji, Daisuke Ono, Saori Hayami
Overview
After being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.

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Directed by
Yasushi Kawamura, Keiichi Sato
Genres
Animation, Science fiction, Action
Starring
Yuki Kaji, Daisuke Ono, Saori Hayami
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • death
  • violence
  • redemption
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action9
Horror7
Humour2
Realism3
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
animation, science fiction, action, drama
Directed by
Yasushi Kawamura, Keiichi Sato
Written by
Tsutomu Kuroiwa
Starring
Yuki Kaji, Daisuke Ono, Saori Hayami, Mao Ichimichi, Masaya Onosaka, Kenjiro Tsuda, Shuichi Ikeda, Teruaki Ogawa
Runtime
95 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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