Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Hashira Training Movie Details:
Kanji | 鬼滅の刃 柱稽古編 |
Revised Hepburn | Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hashira Geiko-hen |
Based on | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Genre | Animation, Action, Fantasy |
Release date | February 2, 2024 (Japan) February 23, 2024 (United States) |
Running time | 1hr 44min |
Age rating | R |
Starring | Natsuki Hanae Akari Kitō Kengo Kawanishi Kana Hanazawa |
Directed by | Haruo Sotozaki |
Screenplay by | Ufotable |
Produced by | Akifumi Fujio Masanori Miyake Yūma Takahashi |
Cinematography by | Yuichi Terao |
Edited by | Manabu Kamino |
Music by | Yuki Kajiura Go Shiina |
Production Company | Ufotable |
Distributor | Crunchyroll (via Sony Pictures Releasing) Toho, Aniplex (Japan) |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Hashira Training Voice Movie Cast & Characters:
Character | Japanese Voice Actor | English Voice Actor |
---|---|---|
Tanjiro Kamado | Natsuki Hanae | Zach Aguilar |
Nezuko Kamado | Akari Kitō | Abby Trott |
Muichiro Tokito | Kengo Kawanishi | Griffin Burns |
Mitsuri Kanroji | Kana Hanazawa | Kira Buckland |
Hantengu / Upper Rank 4 | Toshio Furukawa (Hantengu) & Koichi Yamadera (Zohakuten) | Christopher Corey Smith (Hantengu and Urami) & Ben Balmaceda (Zohakuten) |
Gyokko / Upper Rank 5 | Kohsuke Toriumi | Brent Mukai |
Genya Shinazugawa | Nobuhiko Okamoto | Zeno Robinson |
Hotaru Haganezuka | Daisuke Namikawa | Robbie Daymond |
Kozo Kanamori | Eiji Takemoto | Kyle Hebert |
Kotetsu | Ayumu Murase | Jeannie Tirado |
Zenitsu Agatsuma | Hiro Shimono | Aleks Le |
Inosuke Hashibira | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka | Bryce Papenbrook |
Kanao Tsuyuri | Reina Ueda | Brianna Knickerbocker |
Kagaya Ubuyashiki | Toshiyuki Morikawa | Matthew Mercer |
Amane Ubuyashiki | Rina Satō | Suzie Yeung |
Muzan Kibutsuji | Toshihiko Seki | Greg Chun |
Obanai Iguro | Kenichi Suzumura | Erik Scott Kimerer |
Giyu Tomioka | Takahiro Sakurai | Johnny Yong Bosch |
Gyomei Himejima | Tomokazu Sugita | Crispin Freeman |
Shinobu Kocho | Saori Hayami | Erika Harlacher |
Sanemi Shinazugawa | Tomokazu Seki | Kaiji Tang |
Tengen Uzui | Katsuyuki Konishi | Ray Chase |
Hinatsuru | Atsumi Tanezaki | Anairis Quiñones |
Makio | Shizuka Ishigami | Erica Mendez |
Suma | Nao Tōyama | Emi Lo |
Aoi Kanzaki | Yuri Ehada | Reba Buhr |
Tamayo | Maaya Sakamoto | Laura Post |
Yushiro | Daiki Yamashita | Kyle McCarley |
Sumi Nakahara | Ayumi Mano | Michelle Marie |
Kiyo Terauchi | Nanami Yamashita | Jackie Lastra |
Naho Takada | Yuki Kuwahara | Kimberly Woods |
Goto | Makoto Furukawa | Derek Stephen Prince |
Tecchin Tecchikawahara | Yûsaku Yara | Mike McFarland |
Storyline:
Tanjiro undergoes rigorous training with the Stone Hashira, Himejima, in his quest to become a Hashira. Meanwhile, Muzan continues to search for Nezuko and Ubuyashiki.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Hashira Training Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
Budget | N/A |
Opening Collection | $4,358,808 |
Japan Collection | $13,625,772 |
International Collection | $30,729,053 |
Worldwide Collection | $44,354,825 |
About Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Hashira Training Movie:
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training (Japanese: 鬼滅の刃 柱稽古編, Hepburn: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hashira Geiko-hen), also known simply as Demon Slayer: Hashira Training, is a Japanese animated dark fantasy action film based on the “Swordsmith Village” and “Hashira Training” arcs of the 2016–20 manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge. It is a direct sequel to the third season of the anime television series as well as its third film adaptation, following Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (2020) and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village (2023). The film is directed by Haruo Sotozaki and written by Ufotable staff members.
Similarly to the Swordsmith Village film adaptation, To the Hashira Training acts as a compilation film to the anime television series, incorporating fully the last episode of the third season and the first episode of the fourth season, which is set to broadcast later on the same year, as well as an edited summary using footage of previous episodes at the beginning.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training was released in Japan on February 2, 2024, by Toho and Aniplex. Like its predecessors, the film received generally positive reviews. It was also theatrically released on February 22, 2024, in Brazil and various European countries. In the United States, Canada, and India, it was theatrically released on February 23, 2024. It is one of the highest-grossing movies of 2024.