The eight-episode Netflix series 'Gas Man' (also referred to as 'Gas Human') is streaming worldwide on Netflix as of July 2, 2026, and debuted at #1 on Netflix's weekly Japan Top 10 in its first week.
Netflix and Toho's original series 'Gas Man' is a reboot of Toho's 1960 special effects film 'The First Gas Man.' The eight-episode series, directed by Shinzo Katayama with a screenplay 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 Gas Man is played by debut actor UTA. Suzu Hirose and Kento Hayashi play video streamer siblings, and Yutaka Takenouchi plays a former yakuza-turned-company president.
The production achieved the first full closure of Tokyo Station front for a Japanese film shoot after 18 months of negotiations. Filming ran from September 2024 to April 2025 across about 120 locations, with location scouting covering over 1,000 sites. The series streams worldwide on Netflix from July 2.
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 series debuted at #1 on Netflix's weekly Japan Top 10 and #7 on the Global Top 10 for non-English series in its first week. A newly shot special art featuring the cast and creators was released after the debut.
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Netflix's original series "Gas Man" debuted at #1 on Netflix's weekly Japan Top 10 and #7 on the Global Top 10 for non-English series. The show is a completely original story based on Toho's 1960 tokusatsu film "The First Gas Man," marking the first Toho-Netflix collaboration. A newly shot special art featuring the cast and creators has been released.
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.