Japan 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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Gantz. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Horror + Action in Japan
92 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gantz itself).
The 2009–2011 Japan Window
Gantz holds position #240 of 400 Japan films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Gantz premiered alongside 136 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 136 other Japan films in 2010.
The 2401st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
273 audience reviews — more than 89% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 79th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Gantz, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- father son relationship · 26
- self sacrifice · 8
- japan · 454
- based on manga · 297
- tokyo · 78
- alien · 51
Reception Benchmarks
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 |