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Gannibal
Japanese name
Kanjiガンニバル
Transcriptions
RomanizationGan'nibaru
Genre
Based onGannibal
by Masaaki Ninomiya
Written byTakamasa Oe
Directed byShinzo Katayama
Starring
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Teruhisa Yamamoto
  • Tatsuya Iwakura
CinematographyNaoya Ikeda
Running time45 minutes
Production companyStarduct Pictures
Original release
NetworkDisney+ (international)
Hulu (United States)
ReleaseDecember 28, 2022 –
present

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. Unbeknownst to him, the place is inhabited with cannibals.[1]

The series was released on December 28, 2022[2] on Disney+ internationally and on Hulu in the United States.

On September 21, 2023, a second season was announced.[3][4]

Cast

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Main

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  • Yuya Yagira as Daigo Agawa:
    A police officer who moves his family to a remote village due to a task assigned to him.
  • Riho Yoshioka as Yuki Agawa
    She is Daigo's loving and caring wife.
  • Show Kasamatsu as Keisuke Goto
    The next family head of the Goto family.

Recurring

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  • 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 Baishô 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

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  • 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

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Offering of Flowers"Shinzo KatayamaTakamasa OeDecember 28, 2022 (2022-12-28)
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.
22"Attack"Shinzo KatayamaTakamasa OeDecember 28, 2022 (2022-12-28)
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.
33"Fatal Bullet"Shinzo KatayamaTakamasa OeJanuary 4, 2023 (2023-01-04)
44"Line of Sight"Shinzo KatayamaTakamasa OeJanuary 11, 2023 (2023-01-11)
55"Trace"Shinzo KatayamaTakamasa OeJanuary 18, 2023 (2023-01-18)
66"Premonition"Shinzo KatayamaTakamasa OeJanuary 25, 2023 (2023-01-25)
77"Promise"Shinzo KatayamaTakamasa OeFebruary 1, 2023 (2023-02-01)

Release

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Gannibal was released internationally on December 28, 2022 on Disney+. On the same day, it was also released on Hulu.[5]

Sequel

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On September 21, 2023, a second season was announced.[3][4]

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

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References

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  1. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (November 29, 2022). "Disney+ Sets Release Date for Japanese Horror-Thriller Series 'Gannibal'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Rodriguez, Mia (December 24, 2022). "'Gannibal' Disney+ Japanese Horror Series to Return for Second Season". spot.ph. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Frater, Patrick (September 20, 2023). "'Gannibal' Disney+ Japanese Horror Series to Return for Second Season". Variety. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
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