Netflix Streams Second Live-Action Golden Kamuy Film on July 13
The second film's streaming release continues Netflix's rollout of the live-action Golden Kamuy adaptations, following the first film and the subsequent series.
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Netflix will stream the second live-action Golden Kamuy film, subtitled The Abashiri Prison Raid, on July 13. The film opened in Japan in March at number three, earning 368 million yen in its first three days. Kento Yamazaki and Anna Yamada reprise their roles, with new cast members joining.
Netflix announced Monday that it will stream Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid-, the second live-action film based on Satoru Noda's manga, on July 13. The company also released an English-subtitled trailer. The film opened in Japan on March 13 at number three, selling 246,900 tickets and earning 368,611,300 yen (about US$2.30 million) in its first three days, with IMAX screenings available.
Kento Yamazaki returns as Saichi Sugimoto and Anna Yamada as Asirpa. New cast members include Yu Inaba as Tokishige Usami, Soko Wada as Toshiyuki Kadokura, and Tetta Sugimoto as Anji Toni. Kenji Katagiri directed at CREDEUS from a script by returning writer Tsutomu Kuroiwa. Yutaka Yamada composed the music, and Hiroshi Nakagawa and Debo Akibe served as Ainu culture and language supervisors. Rock band 10-FEET perform the theme song "Kowarete Kieru made."
The first live-action film opened in Japan in January 2024 and topped the box office in its first weekend, selling 356,000 tickets for 533,848,690 yen (about US$3.44 million) in three days. Netflix began streaming it in May 2024. A follow-up live-action series, Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido-, debuted in October 2024 and arrived on Netflix in February 2025.
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