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2022

Kappei

KAPPEI

KAPPEI カッペイ

(c)2022 "KAPPEI" Film Partners (c)Kiminori Wakasugi「KAPPEI」(HAKUSENSHA)

(c)2022 "KAPPEI" Film Partners (c)Kiminori Wakasugi「KAPPEI」(HAKUSENSHA)

(c)2022 "KAPPEI" Film Partners (c)Kiminori Wakasugi「KAPPEI」(HAKUSENSHA)

(c)2022 "KAPPEI" Film Partners (c)Kiminori Wakasugi「KAPPEI」(HAKUSENSHA)

Release Date
March, 18th, 2022
Running Time
118 min
Genre
Romance , Comedy , Sience Fiction , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

"KAPPEI" Film Partners

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

TOHO

[ Production Studio ]

dub

[ Story ]

A live-action film adaptation of the humorous manga "Kappei" by Wakasugi Kiminori, the author of "Detroit Metal City". It is a high-octane depiction of love and adolescence of the main character, who has devoted his life to training.
Kappei (Ito Hideaki), an apocalyptic warrior who believes in a great prophecy that the world will end in July 1999, has been training to become the savior of mankind. One day, he is ordered by his master to abandon his training, he then meets Yamase Haru (Kamishiraishi Moka), an innocent female college student in Tokyo, and learns of "love" for the first time.

[ Official Site ]

https://kappei-movie.jp

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2022 Fantasia Film Festival, New Flesh Award Best Fantasia Film
2022 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Emerging Raven Competition, Emerging Raven Award

[ Contact (International) ]

TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.)
Movie Production Department

17F, 5-3-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8006
Attn: International Movie Sales
http://www.tbscontents.com

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