RYUJI Ryuji Sets Opening Day Film Card Bonus For Theatergoers
The bonus card is built from unreleased scene cuts and spans all seven billed cast members, so its run through November 5 is the first window in which theaters are pushing the film's full ensemble rather than its lead alone.
Key Facts
- The film RYUJI Ryuji opens in Japan on October 30, 2026.
- The admission bonus for RYUJI Ryuji is a double-sided film card with eight scene photos, four on each side, including unreleased cuts.
- The RYUJI Ryuji film card is distributed at theaters nationwide from October 30 through November 5, one item per viewing, while supplies last.
- The RYUJI Ryuji bonus card features Yuya Yagira, Rina Kawaei, Riku Hagiwara, JUNON, Ken Miyake, RYUKI, and Hideaki Ito.
- The film RYUJI Ryuji is a new adaptation set in Shinjuku's Kabukicho between 1984 and 1990.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
The film RYUJI Ryuji, starring Yuya Yagira and opening October 30, will hand out an admission bonus from opening day. The bonus is a photo strip card titled SCENES FROM RYUJI, made from scene photos of the main feature. It carries eight scene photos on one double-sided card, four to a side, including unreleased cuts, with cast members Yuya Yagira, Rina Kawaei, Riku Hagiwara, JUNON of BE:FIRST, Ken Miyake, RYUKI of MAZZEL, and Hideaki Ito appearing in the images. The card is one item per viewing, limited in quantity, and ends when supplies run out. It is distributed at theaters nationwide from October 30 through November 5. Distribution methods and notes may differ by theater, according to the announcement. The film is a new adaptation of Ryuji, set in Shinjuku's Kabukicho between 1984 and 1990, and follows Yagira's yakuza character as he tries to leave the underworld for his wife Mariko, played by Kawaei, and their newborn son.
Theatergoers who see RYUJI Ryuji on opening day get a single card, not a set of two; the announcement notes that the displayed image shows the front and back of one card. The shots were selected from memorable scenes in the main feature, with unreleased cuts folded in, and the card stretches to four images per side.
The announcement follows a separate promotional push for the film. A talk video has been released in which the same seven cast members discuss costumes designed under costume design supervisor Isao Tsuge, whose credits include the taiga drama Ryomaden and the film Shin Godzilla. The talk covers how Nobuo Mizuta, the director, asked for Ryuji's white coat, and how Ito's Nitta wears suspenders as a nod to The Godfather. The cast also discussed preparation: about four hours went into Ryuji's tattoos, and Hagiwara and JUNON took lessons so they could handle baccarat dealing in a casino scene. The story is a new adaptation of Ryuji, set in Kabukicho from 1984 to 1990, with the character Ryuji torn between his wife and son and his ties to his other family.
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Sources
- Cinema Today 映画『RYUJI 竜二』入プレ「オリジナルフィルムカード」配布決定