Kingdom Movie Details:
| Kanji | キングダム |
| Revised Hepburn | Kingudamu |
| Based on | Kingdom by Yasuhisa Hara |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Action, History, War |
| Release date | April 19, 2019 |
| Running time | 2hr 14min |
| Age rating | R |
| Starring | Kento Yamazaki Ryo Yoshizawa Masami Nagasawa Kanna Hashimoto Kanata Hongō Shinnosuke Mitsushima |
| Narrated by | Kouichi Yoshinaga |
| Directed by | Shinsuke Sato |
| Written by | Tsutomu Kuroiwa Shinsuke Sato Yasuhisa Hara |
| Produced by | Kouji Hirano Shirley Kao Naoaki Kitajima Shinzou Matsuhashi Ryousuke Mori |
| Cinematography by | Tooru Kawazu |
| Edited by | Tsuyoshi Imai |
| Music by | Yutaka Yamada |
| Production Company | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Credeus |
| Distributor | Toho |
Kingdom Movie Cast & Characters:
- Kento Yamazaki as Xin
- Riku Ōnishi as young Xin
- Ryo Yoshizawa as Piao and Ying Zheng
- Ryōka Minamide as young Piao
- Kanna Hashimoto as He Liao Diao
- Masami Nagasawa as Yang Duan He
- Kanata Hongō as Cheng Jiao
- Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Bi
- Masahiro Takashima as Lord Changwen
- Jun Kaname as Teng
- Shinnosuke Abe as Ba Jiō
- Wataru Ichinose as Ta Jifu
- Tak Sakaguchi as Zuo Ci
- Ami 201 as Lang Kai
- Yuhei Ouchida as Dun
- Jun Hashimoto as Muta
- Naomasa Musaka as village chief
- Motoki Fukami as Vicious Scarlet
- Takashi Ukaji as Wei Xing
- Masaya Kato as Si Shi
- Renji Ishibashi as Jie Shi
- Takao Osawa as Wang Qi
Storyline:
Forced into slavery in ancient China two boys become like brothers. Aspiring to be free one day they train to hone their skills. The training almost pays off, but one of them is whisked away by one of the emperor’s men before its completion. The dream of reuniting with his brother are dashed when the older boy returns mortally wounded only to extract a promise from his younger friend to visit a location. There has been a coup in the palace and the Emperor is bereft of his throne and supporters.
Kingdom Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | N/A |
| Japan Collection | ¥5.73 billion |
| Worldwide Collection | $50.57 million |
About Kingdom Movie:
Kingdom (Japanese: キングダム, Hepburn: Kingudamu) is a Japanese film directed by Shinsuke Sato and produced by Sony Pictures Japan. It is an adaptation of the manga series of the same name, created by Yasuhisa Hara and published by Shueisha. The screenplay was written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa, Shinsuke Sato and Yasuhisa Hara. Kento Yamazaki, who starred in a 3-minute short of the same name released in 2016, reprises his role as the film’s protagonist with a supporting cast that includes Ryo Yoshizawa, Kanna Hashimoto, Masami Nagasawa, Kanata Hongō and Takao Osawa.
Kingdom was released nationwide on April 19, 2019, and it was screened in North America by Funimation in Q3 2019. Two sequels have been released: Kingdom 2: Far and Away (2022) and Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny (2023). Its fourth installment, Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General (キングダム 大将軍の帰還, Kingudamu Daishōgun no Kikan) was released on July 12, 2024.
