Sins of Kujo Live-Action Film Opens January 2027
The film extends the live-action run of Manabe's crime manga, reuniting the Netflix series cast and staff after the streaming adaptation premiered earlier this year.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
TOHO Films announced a live-action film adaptation of Shohei Manabe's Sins of Kujo manga, set to open in Japan on January 8, 2027. Yuuya Yagira reprises his role as Taiza Kujo from the Netflix live-action series, joined by Hokuto Matsumura as Shinji Karasuma. Nobuhiro Doi directs from a script by Nonji Nemoto. The manga launched in Weekly Big Comic Spirits in October 2020 and has over 4 million copies in circulation.
The film follows the Netflix live-action series that premiered April 2, with the series cast and staff returning for the feature. The story centers on Kujo, a lawyer who defends only society's worst, including thugs and ex-convicts, and the elite lawyer Shinji Karasuma, who comes to work for him and struggles to grasp Kujo's unconventional idea of justice. The announcement came via a teaser video from TOHO Films.
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- Anime News Network News Sins of Kujo Manga Gets Live-Action Film in 2027