Gantz
2010 2h 10m movie Film Japan

Gantz

“The only way to resurrect is to kill.”

Synopsis

“The only way to resurrect is to kill.”

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 2009–2011 Japan Window

400 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Gantz sits at position #240.

  1. Cobra the Animation
    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010

  2. Carnival Phantasm
    #2

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011

  3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    #3

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    ★ 8.7 · 2009

  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010

  5. Hunter x Hunter
    #5

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011

  6. Maid Sama!
    #6

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010

  7. Steins;Gate
    #7

    Steins;Gate

    ★ 8.5 · 2011

  8. The Tatami Galaxy
    #8

    The Tatami Galaxy

    ★ 8.5 · 2010

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Gantz. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Gantz premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
273
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,907 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (37th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #92 of 391 (top 24%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Chubu-nippon Broadcasting Company, Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Hiroshima Telecasting, Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Horipro
Runtime 2h 10m
Release Date November 29, 2010
IMDb tt1525835
Official Site www.gantz-movie.com

Themes & Motifs

  • self sacrifice
  • alien
  • tokyo
  • japan
  • based on manga
  • father son relationship

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