Director Shinsuke Sato’s treatment of the Kingdom franchise continues to be one of the greatest and most beautiful looking things to happen to live-action manga adaptations, all right up to this past summer’s hit third chapter release, Kingdom: Flame Of Destiny. Following its announcement in September, the next feature installment based Yasuhisa Hara’s publication is only half a year away now with the July 12 release of Kingdom: Return Of The Great General, with Toho leading the charge as its begun so with an official teaser to signal fans.
The cast of returning and new characters is led by Kento Yamazaki who continues the saga as Shin, the former orphan-turned-warrior whose ongoing pursuits to become the greatest general in the Warring States carry with them the memory of a beloved friend Piao, who sacrificed himself as the penultimate body double to King Eisei, both dually played by Ryo Yoshizawa. Following the events of the second and third films, the fourth sequel now sees Shin and friends faced with the ivading Zhao army, along with an even more powerful foe. The film will also see actors Takao Osawa, Nana Seino, Koichi Sato, Masami Nagasawa and more for the saga’s latest climactic pivot.
Check out the teaser and inaugural poster visual below!
