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Tokyo Ghoul

2017 · 119 min

A grim, stylish plunge into monstrous identity, blending body horror with tender loneliness and bursts of brutal action.

Tagline: Humans are no longer at the top of the food chain
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, survival, grief
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
survival
grief
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild