At least tentatively, Muromachi Burai is the name we can go on as we await the next sword slasher from Nemesis, Joker Game and Confession Of Murder director Yu Irie. The film stars Yo Oizumi (Kiba: The Fangs Of Fiction) in his first-ever action role, along with “Naniwa Danshi” member Kento Nagao (Rohan au Louvre), Akira Emoto (Egoist), Wakana Matsumoto (Pornographer: Playback), and Shinichi Tsutsumi (The Mole Song trilogy).
Muromachi Burai is based on the 2016 Shincho Bunko publication, a series of novels from multi-award winning author, Ryosuke Kakine. Set in wartorn 15th century Kyoto, on the eve of the Onin War, the movie centers on a band of outlaws led by Hyoe (Oizumi) a scoundrel whose lethal sword skills place him at the tip of the spear in a deadly uprising against the courrpt Shogunate and its army, led by former friend-turned-archrival, Doken (Tsutsumi).
Among those rounding out the cast include but aren’t limited to Yuya Endo (Tatsumi), Tomoya Maeno (We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams), Ami 201 (Run! T High School Basketball Club), Hannya (Gangoose), and Rina Takeda (Napoleon and Me), along with Shingo Mizusawa (The Voice Of Sin), Kazuki Kitamura (From The End Of The World) and Okito Serizawa (Kirasagi Station).
A January 17, 2025 release date has been announced for the film as well, coupled with a fresh new production featurette now online from Toei, and a first teaser poster to inaugurate the period action thriller with Oizumi front and center. Take a look below!
