Director: Shinzo Katayama, Takashi Sano

Cast: Yuya Yagira, Show Kasamatsu, Riho Yoshioka, Yuri Tsunematsu, Mahiro Takasugi

Gannibal is a 2025 Japanese drama-crime series directed by Shinzo Katayama and Takashi Sano, following a troubled police officer reassigned to a secluded mountain village where the locals guard dark secrets — and where something ancient and predatory lurks beneath the surface of everyday life.

What is Gannibal about?

Police officer Daigo Agawa arrives in the isolated village of Kuge with his wife and daughter, hoping that this remote posting will give his family a fresh start after a traumatic incident in his past. The village feels peaceful at first — until an elderly woman's body is discovered on the mountain. When the prominent Goto family insists a bear is responsible, Daigo spots something that cannot be explained away: a bite mark unmistakably human. As he digs deeper, he finds that every villager seems to know something they are unwilling to share, and that the officer who held his post before him vanished without explanation. The closer Daigo comes to the truth, the clearer it becomes that Kuge operates by rules that outsiders are never meant to discover.

Cast & crew

Yuya Yagira leads the series as Daigo Agawa, bringing a restrained intensity shaped by years of Japanese drama work. Show Kasamatsu and Riho Yoshioka play pivotal roles tied to the village's hidden order, while veteran actress Mitsuko Baisho anchors the older generation whose silence speaks loudest. The ensemble was assembled specifically for this adaptation of Masaaki Ninomiya's manga.

Context & significance

Japanese horror-inflected crime dramas have attracted a devoted Persian-speaking following because they share a sensibility familiar from classic Iranian suspense storytelling: slow dread built through community silence, moral ambiguity, and the weight of family loyalty pushed past its limits. Gannibal fits squarely in that tradition. The remote-village setting echoes themes that resonate with diaspora viewers — the idea of a place that looks safe but conceals generational trauma. The series is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub, making it fully accessible without needing to read subtitles, and with Persian subtitles also available for viewers who prefer the original Japanese audio.

Where & how to watch

Gannibal is available on K-Time with both Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Stream it on your browser, smart TV, or phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, no extra download needed. Start watching immediately and cancel anytime.