Anime News Network reported in October about the a two film adaptation of Hiroya Oku’s ultra-violent Gantz manga/anime series. The series will star Kazunari Ninomiya and award winning actor Kazunari Ninomiya, Shinsuke Sato is directing both films.
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The story follows a young Tokyo college student who is reanimated after a deadly subway accident. Kei Kurono (Ninomiya) and his friend Masaru Kato (Matsuyama) go on violent, seemingly endless missions at the behest of an unseen host.
The project is budgeted at 4 billion yen (about US$45 million).When asked about the extremely violent nature of the movie, Ninomiya said,
“I’m happy with just appearing in a work that I love so much! I’ll try my very best to make everyone love it too!” Matsuyama said, “This work has so many original and bold points. I’m going to try to tackle the challenge of this new kind of movie.”
Via: Splash Page
