ENJU is a live-action film adaptation of Ryohei Tsukimura's novel, starring Alice Hirose in her first action role as a high school teacher with a hidden assassin identity. Directed by Shigeaki Kubo with action direction by Yuji Shimomura, the film opens in Japan on March 26, 2027.
ENJU is a live-action film based on Ryohei Tsukimura's novel. It marks Alice Hirose's first action film role, playing a high school teacher who is secretly a skilled assassin. The project pairs her with director Shigeaki Kubo and action director Yuji Shimomura, both known for their work on Golden Kamuy and Kingdom.
The film is set to open in Japan on March 26, 2027. The announcement positions it as a high-profile survival action project, though no further plot details or additional cast have been disclosed in the coverage.
The second story in the cluster concerns a different work, the Mikiri Kara Hajimeru Garyū Kenjutsu manga, which concluded with its 26th chapter on August 8. That series, adapted from Hisumi's light novel, ran on Mag Garden's Mag Comi website since June 2023, with a fourth compiled volume released in October 2025. It is unrelated to ENJU.
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Alice Hirose stars in her first action film role as a high school teacher with a hidden identity as a skilled assassin in ENJU, based on Ryohei Tsukimura's novel. Directed by Shigeaki Kubo with action direction by Yuji Shimomura, the film opens in Japan on March 26, 2027.
Riddle Kamimura released the 26th and final chapter of the Mikiri Kara Hajimeru Garyū Kenjutsu manga adaptation on August 8. The series, based on Hisumi's light novel, launched in Mag Garden's Mag Comi website in June 2023. Mag Garden published the fourth compiled volume in October 2025.