Live-Action SAKAMOTO DAYS Film Now Streaming on Prime Video
The live-action SAKAMOTO DAYS film has streamed worldwide on Prime Video since October 30, 2026. Ren Meguro plays Taro Sakamoto, the retired hitman turned shop manager, in both his heavyset and slim forms through special makeup.
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Why it matters
The film's worldwide Prime Video run puts a Shonen Jump action comedy in front of a global streaming audience without a theatrical rollout outside Japan.
Key Facts
- The live-action SAKAMOTO DAYS film has streamed worldwide on Prime Video since October 30, 2026.
- Ren Meguro plays Taro Sakamoto in both heavyset and slim forms through special makeup.
- Yuichi Fukuda directs the film, with Avex Pictures as executive producer and CREDEUS as production company.
- Toho distributes the film, adapted from Yuto Suzuki's manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump.
- Fumiya Takahashi plays Shin Asakura, Aya Ueto plays Aoi Sakamoto, and Takumi Kitamura plays Nagumo.
Yuichi Fukuda directs, Avex Pictures handles executive production, CREDEUS produces, and Toho distributes.
The live-action SAKAMOTO DAYS film is streaming worldwide on Prime Video as of October 30, 2026. Ren Meguro leads as Taro Sakamoto, the former hitman who retired, married Aoi, and now runs a neighborhood shop until a 1 billion yen bounty pulls assassins toward him. The cast includes Fumiya Takahashi as the mind-reading Shin Asakura, Aya Ueto as Aoi, and Takumi Kitamura as Nagumo. Yuichi Fukuda directs, with CREDEUS producing and Toho distributing.
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