Coming into fruition is the newest and exciting chapter in Shinsuke Sato’s Kingdom franchise with Japan’s July release, Kingdom: Return Of The Great General. Per the basis of its story on Yasuhisa Hara’s Warring States-set manga, the new film takes off from the events of the most recent third entry dubbed Kingdom: Flame Of Destiny.
That brings us to the arrival of actor Koji Kikkawa in the role of Houken, a brooding “war god” with an insatiable need to quench his thirst with the blood of the allies that once betrayed him. Those details and more are all revealed in the first three films which are now streaming on Netflix, and available on Blu-Ray disc wherever they’re sold; You can especially dive a bit more into the subject matter here in my review of Flame Of Destiny.
Make no mistake though, this saga is a must-see. I eagerly await its stateside arrival on the aforementioned streamer which will likely be later this year or come early 2025. Fingers crossed every which way, on that note!
Check out the newest teaser below following December’s sneak peek, as well as the newest vertical key art!
