Gannibal
NZ release: 19 March 2025
Graphic violence, sexual violence, cruelty, horror Rated on: 19 March 2025
Season 2, Episodes 1 - 5
What’s it about?
The horror continues from season one where police officer Agawa Daigo struggles with his inner darkness after uncovering a terrifying secret hidden in the peaceful countryside – a local family, the Gotos, are cannibals.
The facts
- Directed by Shinzô Katayama and Hayato Kawai
- Starring Shô Kasamatsu, Yûya Yagira, Riho Yoshioka, Rairu Sugita, and Kokone Shimizu
- Japanese language with English subtitles
- Runtime: 45 minutes per episode, on average
- Based on the Japanese manga of the same name by Masaaki Ninomiya
Why did it get this rating?
This series was self-rated by Disney+. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.
Horror
The series contains frightening depictions and jump scares, which are meant to shock viewers. It involves dark themes, such as cults and newborn babies being taken from mothers at birth to be eaten by other humans.
Some of the strongest moments of horror include:
- There are frequent depictions of a large zombie-like old man who growls and kills people brutally with a scythe.
- A boy opens a pot to find bloody severed hands, a foot, and a finger in it.
Violence & cruelty
This film contains depictions of torture, gore, cannibalism, and human remains, with some blood shown.
Some of the strongest moments of violence include:
- A man is hung upside down and tortured. Half of his ear is cut off and force fed to him. His neck is then snapped. This scene is drawn out.
- There is a violent fight between police and villagers using guns and farm tools. Many people are shot, stabbed, and killed in brutal ways—one man is even run over by a truck with a loud crunch.
- A zombie-like man jumps from a tree, landing on a character and slicing his neck with a scythe, causing blood to spray everywhere as the man chokes and dies.
- A man’s head is slammed slowly and repeatedly against a concrete wall. We hear squelching sounds as his head is squashed. Another man is then shot in the head, showing blood and brain matter.
- One man throws a jar of acid at another man’s face. The victim’s face is seen with burn marks on it.
Sexual violence
A woman is sexually assaulted by an older man, surrounded by dead bodies but is stopped by another character.
In a flashback, a character is raped but the zombie-like old man. We don’t see what happens, but the old man is frightening.
Helplines:
The harm and sexual violence themes could be upsetting for some viewers, especially for those who have gone through similar experiences. If you are struggling with what you have seen on-screen, please reach out for help. If you or someone you know needs to talk:
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