Kingdom
KINGDOM
- Release Date
- April, 19th, 2019
- Running Time
- 134 min
- Genre
- Action/Adventure , Feature
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- DCP
- Screening Format with Subtitles
- English (DCP)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- YAMAZAKI Kento ── Shin
- YOSHIZAWA Ryo ── Eisei
- HASHIMOTO Kanna ── Karyouten
- NAGASAWA Masami ── You Tanwa
[ Staff ]
- HARA Yasuhisa ── Original Story
- KUROIWA Tsutomu ── Screenplay
- SATO Shinsuke ── Screenplay
- HARA Yasuhisa ── Screenplay
[ Production Company ]
SHUEISHA, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT (JAPAN), NTV
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
TOHO, SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT (JAPAN)
[ Story ]
The theatrical adaptation by I Am a Hero director Sato Shinsuke of "Kingdom", the smash hit manga set during the Spring and Autumn Period through the Warring States Period of China. The manga's original author, Hara Yasuhisa, also took part in writing the screenplay. The climatic finale was shot on a gigantic open set.
245 B.C. in the western China kingdom of Qin, war orphans Shin (Yamazaki Kento) and Hyo dream of becoming great generals and do nothing but train in sword fighting. Time passes. Hyo, an attendant at the royal palace, loses his life in a battle, but appearing before Shin is the young King of Qin, Eisei (Yoshizawa Ryo) who looks exactly like Hyo.
[ Official Site ]
[ Contact (International) ]
Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
Sony Pictures International Productions
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