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Gantz

2010 · 130 min

It is a relentless, high-stakes descent into brutal survival against overwhelming, inexplicable threats.

Directed by: Shinsuke Sato
Genres: Horror, Action, Science fiction
Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Kanata Hongo, Kenichi Matsuyama

Tagline: The only way to resurrect is to kill.
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Shinsuke Sato
Genres: Horror, Action, Science fiction
Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Kanata Hongo, Kenichi Matsuyama

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
survival
violence
technology
morality
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	9
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	10
Darkness	9
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: horror, action, science fiction
Directed by: Shinsuke Sato
Written by: Yusuke Watanabe
Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Kanata Hongo, Kenichi Matsuyama, Natsuna Watanabe, Ainosuke Shibata, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Ayumi Ito, Chieko Ichikawa
Music: Kenji Kawai
Cinematography: Taro Kawazu
Runtime: 130 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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