Sekiro: No Defeat Theatrical Anime Sets September 4 Nationwide Release
The announcement confirms a wide theatrical rollout for a game adaptation that is being positioned as a prestige hand-drawn project, with an Annecy festival slot backing its artistic ambitions.
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The theatrical anime adaptation of FromSoftware's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, titled Sekiro: No Defeat, will open in 56 theaters across Japan on September 4. The film is produced as full hand-drawn 2D animation by Qzil.la Inc., with KADOKAWA and Arch Inc. handling production. It has also been selected for the Midnight Specials section at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2026.
The Sekiro: No Defeat theatrical anime will screen at 56 venues from Hokkaido to Okinawa starting September 4, according to the film's official account. The list covers major multiplexes including Sapporo Cinema Frontier, Shinjuku Wald 9, T·Joy Umeda, and T·Joy Hakata, among others. The film is a full hand-drawn 2D adaptation of FromSoftware's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, produced by Qzil.la Inc. with KADOKAWA and Arch Inc. Kenichi Kutsuna directs from a script by Takuya Sato, with character design by Takahiro Kishida and music by Shuta Hasunuma. The theme song is Ryuichi Sakamoto's 'Blu.' The cast includes Daisuke Namikawa as Wolf, Miyuki Sato as Kuro, and Kenjiro Tsuda as Genichiro Ashina. The film also earned a spot in the Midnight Specials section of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2026.
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