The eight-episode series 'Gas Man' streams worldwide on Netflix as of July 2, with Southern All Stars' 'Itoshi no Ellie' used as an insert song.
Netflix and Toho's 'Gas Man,' a reboot of Toho's 1960 special effects film 'The First Gas Man,' premiered on July 2. The series was directed by Shinzo Katayama and executive produced by Yeon Sang-ho, who also wrote the screenplay. It follows detectives Kenji Okamoto (Shun Oguri) and Kyoko Kono (Yu Aoi) pursuing a killer who can turn his body into gas. The Gas Man is played by debut actor UTA. The cast also includes Suzu Hirose and Kento Hayashi as video streamer siblings, and Yutaka Takenouchi as a former yakuza-turned-company president.
The production was notable for its scale. Filming ran from September 2024 to April 2025 across about 120 locations, with location scouting covering over 1,000 sites. The team achieved the first full closure of Tokyo Station front for a Japanese film shoot after 18 months of negotiations. The main trailer and key art were released on June 8.
After the premiere, it was revealed that Southern All Stars' classic song 'Itoshi no Ellie' is used as an insert song in the series. Yeon Sang-ho pushed for the song, calling the match fateful. The selection of the decades-old hit as an emotional anchor for the dark series shows how a licensed song can define a show's core rather than just decorate a scene.
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Model and actor UTA attended the Kabukicho event for Netflix series 'Gas Man' and revealed he binge-watched the show with his parents, actors Masahiro Motoki and Yayako Uchida. They expressed relief and praised the work. UTA kept his role a secret for three years and aims for international recognition as an actor. The series is based on a 1960 Toho special effects film, directed by Shinzo Katayama and written by Yeon Sang-ho.
Southern All Stars' classic song 'Itoshi no Ellie' is used as an insert song in the Netflix series 'Gas Human,' a reboot of Toho's 1960 film 'The First Gas Human.' The 8-episode series, directed by Shinzo Katayama with a screenplay by Yeon Sang-ho, streams worldwide on Netflix. Yeon Sang-ho pushed for the song, calling the match fateful.
Netflix and Toho have released the main trailer and key art for the eight-episode series "Gas Man," a reboot of Toho's 1960 special effects film "The First Gas Man." The series, directed by Shinzo Katayama and executive produced by Yeon Sang-ho, follows detectives Kenji Okamoto (Shun Oguri) and Kyoko Kono (Yu Aoi) as they pursue a killer who can turn his body into gas. The trailer shows the Gas Man, played by debut actor UTA, announcing a press conference where he will reveal his methods and next target. Suzu Hirose and Kento Hayashi play video streamer siblings, and Yutaka Takenouchi plays a former yakuza-turned-company president. Filming ran from September 2024 to April 2025 across about 120 locations, with location scouting covering over 1,000 sites. The production achieved the first full closure of Tokyo Station front for a Japanese film shoot after 18 months of negotiations. The series streams worldwide on Netflix from July 2.