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Titans Of War Clash In The New KINGDOM: RETURN OF THE GREAT GENERAL Official Trailer

Even at this stage, I’m a little aghast that some film fans are only just getting around to Shinsuke Sato’s Kingdom adaptations. Others are just as new as they are to other films like the HiGH&LOW franchise. Honestly, I really hope I’m doing my part in fixing that given the stateside availability of most of these titles in the last several years. At any rate, the Kingdom franchise lives on, from the pages of Yasuhisa Hara’s hit manga to Toho’s sprawling live action spectacle, the Warring States epic now reaches its latest climax in Sato’s Kingdom: Return Of The Great General. Opening July 12, actor Kento Yamazaki returns alongside Ryo Yoshizawa, Kanna Hashimoto and Takao Osawa for a story that sees the Qin State battling to unify China. The next chapter – as teased by Kingdom: The Flame Of Destiny – now sees unfolding a mystery behind the death of […]

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Shinsuke Sato’s KINGDOM Saga Continues With A Fourth Movie On The Way

Principal photography has already wrapped on a fourth installment of Shinsuke Sato’s sprawling live-action adaptation of the hit manga, Kingdom. The news comes following the release of the Toho/Sony Pictures International saga’s third chapter, Kingdom: Flame Of Destiny, which opened in Japan back in July. Kento Yamazaki (Netflix’s “Alice In Borderland”) leads a cast that includes Ryo Yoshizawa (Bleach) and Kanna Hashimoto (Gintama), for a story based on Yasuhisa Hara’s hit manga and adapted for the screen by Tsutomu Kuroiwa. Set during the Warring States, the saga chronicles war orphan Shin (Yamazaki) on his harrowing quest to become a great general, while aiding King Eisei (Yoshizawa) on his mission to unify China. The first and second films are currently streaming on Netflix in the U.S.. Further details on the fourth title and release remain pending as the film resume’s post-production. Read more at Eiga. Lead pic: Poster art for Kingdom: […]

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