Cast members of GANTZ celebrate the first day of its release

The highly anticipated new movie, “GANTZ“, starring Ninomiya Kazunari (Arashi) and Matsuyama Kenichi, was finally released in 410 theaters across Japan on January 29th!

To celebrate the occasion, the cast members (Ninomiya, Matsuyama, Yoshitaka Yuriko, Hongo Kanata, Natsuna, Taguchi Tomorowo, Yamada Takayuki) visited TOHO Cinemas Scalaza (Hibiya, Tokyo) to greet the audience.

Left To Right: Yoshitaka Yuriko, Yamada Takayuki, Sato Shinsuke (Director)

Ninomiya commented on the meeting, “We are finally here.  Other cast members and staffs who could not attend today are nevertheless pleased.”  Matsuyama added, “Since we all tried our best, it’s sad that some scenes were not included after the editing finished.  I wish people could watch the unreleased scenes as well.”

Left To Right: Taguchi Tomorowo, Natsuna, Hongo Kanata, Matsuyama Kenichi

At the end of the stage greeting, a big balloon, which was supposed to imitate a “GANTZ” ball, was thrown into the auditorium, and the audience enjoyed rolling the big balloon around.

The final half of GANTZ, “PART II”, is scheduled to be released on April 23rd.