Kemono Dressed in Sheep's Clothing Clip Arrives Ahead of December 11 Opening
A main clip from the live-action film Kemono Dressed in Sheep's Clothing went up on YouTube on November 4, ahead of a December 11 nationwide opening. Noriyuki Suzuki and Haru Kashiwagi of Choutokkyuu co-star.
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Why it matters
With a clip out a month before opening and a Tokyo International Film Festival special screening behind it, the release is being positioned on its two leads as much as on Kuugou's source manga.
Key Facts
- The live-action film Kemono Dressed in Sheep's Clothing opens nationwide in Japan on Friday, December 11, 2026.
- A main clip from the film has been available on YouTube since November 4.
- Noriyuki Suzuki and Haru Kashiwagi of Choutokkyuu co-star.
- Yang Liping directs, and the film is a special screening work at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival.
- The original is Kuugou's manga in Tokuma Shoten's Chara Comics, running since June 2021 with three volumes released.
The film adapts Kuugou's ongoing Tokuma Shoten manga, which has three volumes out. Yang Liping directs, and the film is a special screening work at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival.
The clip has been on YouTube since November 4 and runs through part of the main feature, not a trailer cut for the announcement. The film opens at TOHO Cinemas Hibiya, Space Part 3 by PARCO, and other theaters nationwide on Friday, December 11.
Yang Liping directs. The original manga by Kuugou runs in Tokuma Shoten's Chara Comics, began publication in June 2021, and stands at three volumes. It placed 13th in the Deep category of the BL Award 2022 and 3rd in the Deep category of the BL Award 2024. The story follows Daichi Kusakabe, a job-hunting student drawn to Ikawa, the seemingly flawless man set to marry his sister.
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