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.
Practical Effects
Creature designs that'll haunt your dreams — in a good way.
Costume
The Gantz suits are absurd, iconic, and weirdly fetishistic.
Direction
Sato balances exploitation cinema with genuine existential horror.
Director
Shinsuke Sato
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Gantz ball's voice is uncredited but widely believed to be director Sato himself.
Released during Japan's 'death game' boom, Gantz's live-action success actually delayed the manga's ending for years as Oku Hiroya expanded the story.
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