Gantz (film)
| Gantz | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Shinsuke Sato |
| Produced by | Takahiro Sato |
| Screenplay by | Yūsuke Watanabe |
| Based on |
Gantz by Hiroya Oku |
| Starring |
Kazunari Ninomiya Ken'ichi Matsuyama Yuriko Yoshitaka |
Release dates |
Gantz:
Gantz: Perfect Answer:
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | 2.1 billion yen (total)[1] |
| Box office | 7.4 billion yen (total)[2][3] |
Gantz is a series of two Japanese live-action films released in 2011, based on the manga series of the same name by Hiroya Oku. The first was simply titled Gantz, and the second was titled Gantz: Perfect Answer.
Plot
Gantz
Standing at a subway station a young man, Kurono (Kazunari Ninomiya), watches as his old primary school friend, Kato (Ken'ichi Matsuyama), attempts to rescue a man who has fallen onto the tracks. Kurono ends up on the tracks with Kato after the man has been rescued, just as a train is speeding through the station. The pair are surprised to find themselves not dead, but rather relocated to a room with a few other people. When they turn around, they see a strange black sphere, about two meters in diameter.
Before they can discover what has happened, the sphere begins to display messages on its surface, including one which lists the name of someone whom they must kill. After the messages the sphere projects two large drawers filled with metal briefcases and strange handguns. They find that they are part of a strange game where they must not only work out how to play, but also how to survive.
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Kurono decides to continue playing to achieve 100 points, and he and several remaining members of the team continue to work for Gantz. A woman, Ayukawa Eriko (Ayumi Ito), receives a small box in the mail; in it is a small black sphere. The sphere begins to give her messages; it tells her she has the first key and thanks her for her work the previous night, which she does not remember. The sphere tells her that there are four keys leading to the room (the one with the large sphere known as Gantz) and then gives her the details on her next target. The first three people she kills appear in the sphere room and join the team.
It is revealed that there is someone following the previous events leading up to Kato's disappearance; they have evidence on missing people and bodies. The investigator eventually uncovers a mysterious basement room full of people and is told to follow another lead before having the secret to the room and sphere given to him by their leader. Kurono and the team are sent out to kill the leader of the men from the basement, and at the same time Eriko is on the train to kill Kurono's love interest (Yuriko Yoshitaka).
Another Gantz (2011)
Airing on TV before Gantz: The Perfect Answer, Another Gantz is an alternate version of the first Gantz film. The film follows an investigative journalist during the events of the Gantz: the Perfect Answer.
Cast
| Character |  Actor (Original) |
 English Dubbing |
|---|---|---|
| Kei Kurono | Kazunari Ninomiya | Raymond Narag |
| Masaru Kato | Ken'ichi Matsuyama | AJ Constantino |
| Tae Kojima | Yuriko Yoshitaka | Unknown |
| Jōichirō Nishi | Kanata Hongō | Kevin Santos |
| Kei Kishimoto | Natsuna Watanabe | Charmaine Sagrado |
| Eriko Ayukawa | Ayumi Ito | Unknown |
| Tanaka Seijin | Ainosuke Shibata | Unknown |
| Kayo Sugimoto | Chieko Ichikawa | Unknown |
| Musō Tokugawa | Donpei Tsuchihira | Unknown |
| Green Onion Father | Hidekazu Nagae | Unknown |
| Kiyoshi Hatanaka | Kazuhide Kobayashi | Bon Reyes |
| Kenichi Kurono | Kazuyuki Asano | Unknown |
| Ayumu Kato | Kensuke Chisaka | Mitchiko Tiongson |
| Mako Yamamoto | Yurie Midori | Unknown |
| Ball Man | Matsuri Hashimoto | Unknown |
| Izumi Shiraishi | Merii | Unknown |
| Takashi Inamori | Motoki Ochiai | Unknown |
| Kōki Takahashi | Ryuuya Wakaba | Unknown |
| Green Onion Kid (Face) | Shō Igarashi | Unknown |
| Green Onion Kid (Body) | Yasutaka Hayakawa | Unknown |
| Hiroto Sakurai | Shunya Shiraishi | Unknown |
| Ryōta Sugimoto | Shūya Haruna | Unknown |
| Masamitsu Shigeta | Takayuki Yamada | Unknown |
| Yoshikazu Suzuki | Tomoro Taguchi | Mark Muñoz |
| Masashi Yamada | Toshimasa Komatsu | Jeck Lubrin |
| Train Station PA (voice) | Yuki Hamano | Unknown |
| Risa Sakano | Yūko Genkaku | Unknown |
| Akitoshi Okazaki | Yūsuke Furusawa | Joarm Santiago |
English Dubbing Staff
- Dubbing Director: Earl Palma
- Dubbing Studio: Telesuccess Productions, Inc. and Berke Sound
- Scripts: Ritchie Campos
- Re-Recording Mixing: Mark Escott
- Media: DVD/Blu-Ray Disc
Production and release
On November 24, 2009, it was announced that two live-action Gantz films were in production, based on the manga series of the same name. The films star Kazunari Ninomiya and Kenichi Matsuyama in the roles of Kurono and Kato respectively, and were directed by Shinsuke Sato. Both films were released in 2011: the first, Gantz, in January; and the second, Gantz: Perfect Answer, in April.[4] Computer-generated animation (CG) was done by Digital Frontier.
The first film, titled Gantz, was released in Japan on 29 January 2011. A special one-night screening took place in the United States on January 20, 2011, during which the film was simulcast to movie theaters in 46 states;[5] with the film dubbed into English for the event.[6] At the end of the special screening at the Mann's Chinese 6 Theater in Los Angeles, there was a discussion and live interview with both the male leads, as well as a teaser trailer for Gantz: Perfect Answer.[7] The film premiered in the United Kingdom at the Sci-Fi-London Festival on April 26, 2011 at the Apollo Theatre in London.[8] The film was not dubbed, instead it was shown with the original soundtrack and accompanying subtitles.[9]
Both films, Gantz and Perfect Answer, were screened in San Diego, California, as part of Comic-con International at the Gaslamp 15 Theater on 22 and 23 July 2011.[10]
Reception
Entertainment Today said that Gantz, the first film, "was good, but the dubbing/voice-over detracted from the movie."[11] Twitch Film published the review of regular reader Brandon Tenold, who stated that the effects were "quite impressive" and called it "a pretty good slice of Japanese-style popcorn cinema."[12] The Japan Times called the second film, Gantz: Perfect Answer, an action-packed but disappointing followup.[13]
References
- ↑ "GANTZ: Manga Gets The Hollywood Treatment". mtviggy.com. January 24, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Gantz (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Gantz Sci-Fi Manga To Be Adapted in Two Live-Action Films". Anime News Network. October 7, 2009.
- ↑ LeChevallier, Mike (December 16, 2010). "Info dump: list of US theaters to screen Gantz in 2011". Japanator.
- ↑ "Gantz (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
It will be English over-dubbed exclusively for this big screen event.
- ↑ Nguyen, Mai (January 19, 2011). "World Premiere of Gantz on January 20". Asia Pacific Arts.
- ↑ "The Sci-Fi-London 10 Programme". Sci-Fi-London Festival. 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Gantz". Sci-Fi-London Festival. 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ↑ "G A N T Z : Perfect Answer" (in Japanese). Gantz-movie.com. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ↑ ""Gantz" a Japanese horror action landed on Hollywood". Entertainment Today. January 21, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ↑ Tenold, Brandon (January 22, 2011). "Gantz: Part One Review". Twitchfilm.com. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ↑ "'Gantz: Perfect Answer'". The Japan Times Online. Japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
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