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Tokyo Ghoul

Tokyo Ghoul

Humans are no longer at the top of the food chain

20177.11h 59m

Overview

A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a super-powered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.

Directed by Kentaro Hagiwara
Written by Ichiro Kusuno, Sui Ishida
Produced by Tomohiro Nagae
Box Office0Revenue: $5.4M

Top Cast

Masataka Kubota

Masataka Kubota

Ken Kaneki

Yoshiko Sengen

Yoshiko Sengen

Toka Kirishima

Nobuyuki Suzuki

Nobuyuki Suzuki

Kotaro Amon

Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi

Kureo Mado

Yu Aoi

Yu Aoi

Rize Kamishiro

Hiyori Sakurada

Hiyori Sakurada

Hinami Fueguchi

Kunio Murai

Kunio Murai

Kuzen Yoshimura

Kai Ogasawara

Kai Ogasawara

Hideyoshi Nagachika

Shunya Shiraishi

Shunya Shiraishi

Nishiki Nishio

Shoko Aida

Shoko Aida

Royko Fueguchi

Themes & Keywords

based on mangaghoulurban fantasy

About Tokyo Ghoul

Tokyo Ghoul is a action, drama, thriller film released in 2017 exploring themes of based on manga, ghoul, urban fantasy. Directed by Kentaro Hagiwara, it stars Masataka Kubota, Yoshiko Sengen, Nobuyuki Suzuki. A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a super-powered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.

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