Gannibal (ガンニバル, Gan'nibaru) is a 2022 Japanese folk horror streaming television series based on the horror manga of the same name as written and illustrated by Masaaki Ninomiya. It stars Yuya Yagira, Riho Yoshioka and Show Kasamatsu as the lead cast. Set in Kuge, a Japanese fictional village, a police officer investigates the mysterious disappearance of his predecessor.[1] Unbeknownst to him, the place is inhabited with cannibals.[2]
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| Kanji | ガンニバル | ||||
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| Based on | Gannibal by Masaaki Ninomiya | ||||
| Written by | Takamasa Oe | ||||
| Directed by | Shinzo Katayama | ||||
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| No. of seasons | 1 | ||||
| No. of episodes | 7 (list of episodes) | ||||
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| Cinematography | Naoya Ikeda | ||||
| Running time | 45 minutes | ||||
| Production company | Starduct Pictures | ||||
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| Network | Disney+ (international) Hulu (United States) | ||||
| Release | December 28, 2022 – present | ||||
The series was released on December 28, 2022[3] on Disney+ internationally and on Hulu in the United States.
Cast
edit- Lead cast
- Yuya Yagira as Daigo Agawa
- Riho Yoshioka as Yuki Agawa
- Show Kasamatsu as Keisuke Goto
- Supporting cast
- Rairu Sugita as Yosuke Goto
- Kokone Shimizu as Mashiro Agawa
- Takato Yonemoto as Makoto Goto
- Yûtarô Nakamura as Ryuji Goto
- Hirota Ôtsuka
- Mitsuo Yoshihara as Iwao
- Yoshi Sakô as Mutsuo Goto
- Kana Kita as Sumire Kano
- Yûya Matsuura as Jin
- Kazuki Sawai
- Takato Nagata as Kunitoshi Nishimura
- Shôji Ômiya as Kou Goto
- Ryubun Sumori
- Umi Umiguchi
- Riku Okabe
- Kei Kagaya
- Naoki Hayashida
- Motoko Nakano as Goto family member
- Chie Kuriyama
- Yoko Yano as Toki Kijima
- Mayumi Sakura
- Toshimine Kido
- Reina Nakamura
- Himaru Ikeshita
- Toshihiro Yashiba as Osamu Kan
- Seiji Rokkaku as Kiyoshi Goto
- Baijaku Nakamura as Sabu
- Mahiro Takasugi as Kyosuke Terayama
- Rio Yamashita as Kanako Yamaguchi
- Takeo Gozu
- Yukari Ando
- Sowa Omine
- Shigemitsu Ogi as Nakamura
- Takeru Yokoi
- Ao Tsuboi
- Gô Rijû
- Mitsuko Baisho as Gin Goto
- Shunsuke Tanaka as Munechika Kamiyama
- Hajime Inoue as Yamabushi
- Masanobu Yada
- Yûji Yoshimasu
- Satoshi Nikaido as Utada
- Akihiro Yamamoto
- Kanata Ichino
- Reiko Kataoka
- Aoba Kawai as Ai Goto
- Guest cast
- Yûgo Mikawa
- Kuu Izima
- Misa Wada
- Masayasu Kitayama
- Akira Takeuchi
- Kôji Seki
- Yasuo Sugimoto
- Rina Ogawa
- Satomi Yagihashi
- Kosei Kudo
- Akinori Andô
- Daisuke Matsunaga
- Tatsuya Shirato
- Ryô Yoshida
- Makoto Tomita
- Masaaki Akahori as Kanemura
Episodes
editSeason 1 (2022–2023)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Offering of Flowers" | Shinzo Katayama | Takamasa Oe | December 28, 2022 | |
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Police officer Daigo Agawa transfers to a new post in the remote village of Kuge with his wife Yuki and daughter Mashiro. Upon meeting members of the Goto clan, he comes across an old woman's dead body. The family says she was attacked by a bear, but Daigo notices human bite mark in her wrist. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Attack" | Shinzo Katayama | Takamasa Oe | December 28, 2022 | |
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Daigo and his family comes across the funeral of Gin Goto. Keisuke Goto, the next head of the Gotos, realizes that there is an intruder amongst them. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Fatal Bullet" | Shinzo Katayama | Takamasa Oe | January 4, 2023 | |
| 4 | 4 | "Line of Sight" | Shinzo Katayama | Takamasa Oe | January 11, 2023 | |
| 5 | 5 | "Trace" | Shinzo Katayama | Takamasa Oe | January 18, 2023 | |
| 6 | 6 | "Premonition" | Shinzo Katayama | Takamasa Oe | January 25, 2023 | |
| 7 | 7 | "Promise" | Shinzo Katayama | Takamasa Oe | February 1, 2023 | |
Season 2 (TBA)
editRelease
editGannibal was released internationally on December 28, 2022 on Disney+. On the same day, it was also released on Hulu.[6][7]
Sequel
editOn September 21, 2023, a second season was announced.[4][5]
Disney said in a statement. “In season two, audiences will get to uncover more of the village’s horrifying secrets and discover if Agawa has what it takes to escape the impossible and bring the nefarious Goto family to justice.”
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gannibal TV Series (2022) | Release Date, Review, Cast, Trailer, Watch Online at Disney+ Hotstar". Gadgets 360. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Brzeski, Patrick (November 29, 2022). "Disney+ Sets Release Date for Japanese Horror-Thriller Series 'Gannibal'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ Rodriguez, Mia (December 24, 2022). "'Gannibal' Disney+ Japanese Horror Series to Return for Second Season". spot.ph. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ a b 「ガンニバル」ドラマ続編決定！供花村に隠された真実が明らかとなる“完結編”. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 21, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ a b Frater, Patrick (September 20, 2023). "'Gannibal' Disney+ Japanese Horror Series to Return for Second Season". Variety. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (26 October 2023). "Acclaimed Horror Manga Gannibal Makes Its English Language Debut". IGN India. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Connellan, Shannon (December 22, 2022). "Hulu's unsettling 'Gannibal' trailer shows 2022's cannibal screen trend ain't done yet". Mashable. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
