Live action adaptation of Sui Ishida's dark fantasy manga in which flesh-devouring ghouls live among us in secret.
Tokyo university student...
Live action adaptation of Sui Ishida's dark fantasy manga in which flesh-devouring ghouls live among us in secret.
Tokyo university student Ken Kaneki (Masataka Kubota) becomes half-ghoul after surviving an attack by Rize, a flesh-eating ghoul. Following his transformation, he has no choice but to live as a fugitive.
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82 %17 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
72 %368 reviewsAudience score rating
"Stylishly decorated and generating all-important sympathy for a character living precariously in two worlds, director Kentaro Hagiwara's feature debut gets the drama right but is let down by visual effects that are sometimes unconvincing."
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Variety
Variety"[Director] Kentaro Hagiwara's dark and violent Tokyo Ghoul is more nuanced and layered in its indictment."
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The Straits Times
The Straits Times"It is a pity that the director's vision often feels at odds with the film's more commercial obligations."
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South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post"First-time director Hagiwara resists the sort of wretched excess found in the Parasyte films (particularly the histrionic second part), while keeping the action taut and the tension high."
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Japan Times
Japan TimesTokyo Ghoul | Details
- Runtime
- 120
- Genre
- Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Country of origin
- Japan
