Alice Hirose Leads Action Film Debut in ENJU
The film pairs Hirose's first action lead with the director and action choreographer behind Golden Kamuy and Kingdom, signaling a high-profile survival action project for 2027.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
Alice Hirose stars in her first action film role as a high school teacher with a hidden identity as a skilled assassin in ENJU, based on Ryohei Tsukimura's novel. Directed by Shigeaki Kubo with action direction by Yuji Shimomura, the film opens in Japan on March 26, 2027.
Alice Hirose takes on her first action film lead in ENJU, an adaptation of Ryohei Tsukimura's survival action novel. She plays Yura Kimie, a quiet high school野外 activity club advisor who is secretly the assassin Mitsubane Enju. When a criminal group seizes a lakeside campsite to steal 6 billion yen, she fights to protect her students.
Shigeaki Kubo, known for the live-action Golden Kamuy and HiGH&LOW series, directs. Yuji Shimomura, action director on Kingdom and Golden Kamuy, handles the action. The teaser shows Hirose wielding a shotgun and knife, with narration calling her "a killing machine who protects us."
Hirose described the shoot as intense, with one scene taking four days, and noted she built muscle through months of basic training. The film releases nationwide in Japan on March 26, 2027.
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- Cinema Today 広瀬アリス、アクション映画初主演 『金カム』久保茂昭＆下村勇二とタッグ『ENJU エンジュ』公開決定