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KINGDOM: Don’t Miss The International Trailer For Sato Shinsuke’s Explosive Warring States Period Epic

Anyone who’s been around the last twenty years with a keen eye on Japanese cinema is well aware of director Sato Shinsuke – an artist more than worthy of praise for his efforts in film and television. Last year was a banner year for The Princess Blade and I Am A Hero helmer who drew more appeal with Inuyashiki from Toho, and the Netflix release of Bleach. With Toho further keen on tapping into the fervor with Sato’s latest effort, Kingdom, the studio is ripe for the occasion once more as the film’s April 19 Japan release nears. Set in ancient China during i the Warring States Period, the comic ‘KINGDOM’ by Yasuhisa Hara and published by Shueisha tells on a grand scale the tale of a war orphan, Shin who dreams of becoming a great general, and the young king Ei Sei (later the first emperor of Qin) who […]

KINGDOM: Sato Shinsuke’s Next Big Scale Manga Adaptation Epic Lands A First Trailer And Poster

Lee B. Golden III

You can pretty much call it a banner year for I Am A Hero director Sato Shinsuke now that he’s blown minds from Japan and throughout the relative fandom with his adaptations of Inuyashiki and Bleach. With fans in unison especially calling for a sequel to the latter following its wide platform rollout on Netflix, you can certainly expect the noise to keep going, although tack on something else impressive…say, the latest official teaser trailer for Warring States period drama, Kingdom and you’re pretty much left with your head spinning at this point. Taken from the pages of Hara Yasuhisa’s 2006 Weekly Shonen Jump publication, the film sets actor Yamazaki Kento starring with Yoshizawa Ryo for the Qin Dynasty tale about an orphan whose fateful encounter with the young boy destined to be emperor sees the former becoming his general in their efforts to unify China. Yamazaki, whose recent credits […]