Gannibal
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Gannibal

"In this village, you will be eaten alive."

7.7
Yr 2022
Rt 50m
Status Ended
Drama Crime Action & Adventure
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Overview

After causing a major incident, police officer Daigo Agawa takes his wife and daughter to live in the remote mountain village of Kuge. It seems the perfect place to recover from the ordeal, despite the mysterious disappearance of a previous officer posted there. One day, the body of an old woman is found on the mountain. The Goto family says she was attacked by a bear, but Daigo notices a human bite mark. It soon becomes clear that not all is as it seems in the village.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 84 /100

Gannibal has received praise from critics and audiences as an intense, unnerving, and deeply suspenseful Japanese crime thriller and horror series. Adapted from a popular manga by screenwriter Takamasa Oe and director Shinzô Katayama, the show succeeds in building a constant sense of dread and keeping viewers on edge with unpredictable twists.

Reviewers particularly highlight the series' grounded visual style and naturalistic execution. Long takes and realistic scene compositions are favored over flashy camera angles or rapid jump-cuts, ensuring that even as the story dips into terrifying and supernatural territory, its foundation remains firmly rooted in realism.

“The Japanese Horror Series You Must Watch”

“An Unnerving, Intense, And Suspenseful Drama”

“Even though Gannibal has lots of supernatural elements, the foundations of it all are rooted in realism.”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

Disney Plus
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US
Why fans love it

Gannibal presents a clash between urban policing and the insular traditions of Kuge. When Daigo Agawa relocates his family to this remote mountain village, the promise of quiet recovery quickly dissolves into an investigation of a single bite mark on a corpse. The local Goto family insists on a bear attack, but the evidence points toward a much grimmer reality regarding the residents.

The tension depends on the friction between a lawman and a closed society guarding its own secrets. Yuya Yagira portrays a protagonist caught in an escalating spiral of murder and rural madness. The series adapts a manga to create a setting where the geography feels as hostile as the people. It focuses on the psychological breakdown of an outsider attempting to expose a village operating under its own set of brutal rules.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 72
Regulars 7
Longest run 15 eps
Yuya Yagira
Yuya Yagira
as Daigo Agawa
Show Kasamatsu
Show Kasamatsu
as Keisuke Gotô
Riho Yoshioka
Riho Yoshioka
as Yuki Agawa
Takato Nagata
Takato Nagata
as Kunihisa Nishimura
15 episodes
Mahiro Takasugi
Mahiro Takasugi
as Kyosuke Terayama
15 episodes
Rokkaku Seiji
Rokkaku Seiji
as Kiyoshi Gotô
7 episodes
Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho
15 episodes
Yuri Tsunematsu
Yuri Tsunematsu
8 episodes
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Rairu Sugita as Yosuke Gotô 7 episodes Mitsuo Yoshihara as Iwao 7 episodes Yutaro Nakamura as Ryuji Goto 7 episodes Yoshi Sakō as Mutsuo 7 episodes Kokone Shimizu 15 episodes Ayumu Nakajima 8 episodes Baijaku Nakamura as Sabu 7 episodes Kana Kita as Sumire Kanô 7 episodes Toshihiro Yashiba as Osamu Kano 7 episodes Aoba Kawai as Ai Goto 7 episodes Masaaki Akahori as Kanemura 7 episodes Satoshi Nikaido as Utada 7 episodes Shigemitsu Ogi as Nakamura 7 episodes Go Riju as Morobe Police Department Head 7 episodes Yuya Matsuura as Jin 7 episodes Hirota Otsuka as Goto Taichi 7 episodes Takato Yonemoto as Goto Makoto 7 episodes Kazuki Sawai as that person 7 episodes Rio Yamashita 11 episodes Takeo Gozu as Keizo Goto 4 episodes Akinori Ando as Susumu Shiina 1 episode Reiko Kataoka as Sachiko Kano 2 episodes Chie Kuriyama as Kiku Goto 5 episodes Naoki Hayashida as Hidemi Goto 5 episodes Kei Kagaya as Tatsuo Goto 4 episodes Ryubun Sumori as Naoya Goto 5 episodes Shoji Omiya as Akira Goto 2 episodes Umi Umiguchi as Michiyo Aihara 6 episodes Yoko Yano as Toki Kijima 5 episodes Mayumi Sakura as Nobuko Kimura 5 episodes Toshimine Kido as Yuki Aihara 5 episodes Riku Okabe as Eiji Goto 6 episodes Reina Nakamura as Yukiko Matsumoto 5 episodes Himaru Ikeshita as Natsuki 5 episodes Sowa Omine as Sōshi Takei 5 episodes Takeru Yokoi as Takeshi Kimura 4 episodes Ao Tsuboi as village child 4 episodes Yuji Yoshimasu as Principal (elementary school) 3 episodes Yukari ANDO as Homeroom teacher (elementary school) 4 episodes Satomi Yagihashi 1 episode Motoko Nakano as Yone Goto 4 episodes Hajime Inoue as Go Kanamaru 3 episodes Yugo Mikawa as Konno Tsubasa 1 episode Kuu Izima as Kohei Takayanagi 1 episode Masayasu Kitayama as Detective Chief 1 episode Koji Seki as Seki (Detective) 1 episode Akihiro Yamamoto as Yamamoto (detective) 2 episodes Rina Ogawa 1 episode Yasuo Sugimoto 1 episode Shunsuke Tanaka as Kamiyama Sokon 3 episodes Masanobu Yada as Takuhei Goto 3 episodes Kosei Kudo as male prostitute 1 episode Kanata Ichino as captive child 2 episodes Shion Umetani 2 episodes Yutaka Naka 2 episodes Kan Tsuchida 1 episode Misa Wada as Megumi Sendou 1 episode Akira Takeuchi as Keisuke Gotô (13 years old) 1 episode Daisuke Matsunaga as Keita Aragaki 1 episode Tatsuya Shirato as Shinji Kikuta 1 episode Ryo Yoshida as Tsutomu Yamashita 1 episode Makoto Tomita as Kyosuke Terayama (2 years old) 1 episode Kei Obata as Kyosuke Terayama (2 years old) 1 episode Sosuke Kunii as Yosuke Gotô (childhood) 1 episode
Production Board

Crew

Sound Recordist
Masayoshi Nishi
Creator
Shinzo Katayama Masaaki Ninomiya
Director
Shinzo Katayama Hayato Kawai Takahide Sano Takashi Sano
Original Music Composer
Takashi Ohmama Brian D'Oliveira
Assistant Director
Hayato Kawai
Producer
Teruhisa Yamamoto Ken Handa Tatsuya Iwakura
Gaffer
Takahiro Mizuse Hideki Tateno
Production Design
Aiko Kuramoto
Original Story
Masaaki Ninomiya
Screenplay
Takamasa Oe
Writer
Takamasa Oe
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Keywords

japan village police insanity murder based on manga cannibal police officer policeman madness psycho bizarre thriller outland closed society kōban
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Details

First Aired
December 28, 2022
Status
Ended
Episode Runtime
50 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
81