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Kanji | キングダム |
Revised Hepburn | Kingudamu |
Directed by | Shinsuke Sato |
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Based on | Kingdom by Yasuhisa Hara |
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Narrated by | Kouichi Yoshinaga |
Cinematography | Tooru Kawazu |
Edited by | Tsuyoshi Imai |
Music by | Yutaka Yamada |
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Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
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Kingdom (Japanese: キングダム, Hepburn: Kingudamu) is a 2019 Japanese historical action film directed by Shinsuke Sato and produced by Sony Pictures Japan. It is an adaptation of the manga series of the same name, created by Yasuhisa Hara and published by Shueisha. The screenplay was written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa, Shinsuke Sato and Yasuhisa Hara. Kento Yamazaki, who starred in a 3-minute short of the same name released in 2016, reprises his role as the film's protagonist with a supporting cast that includes Ryo Yoshizawa, Kanna Hashimoto, Masami Nagasawa, Kanata Hongō and Takao Osawa. The film portrays the life of Li Xin, a general of Qin, from his childhood as an orphan through his military career during the Warring States period of ancient China.
Kingdom was released nationwide on April 19, 2019, and it was screened in North America by Funimation in Q3 2019. Three sequels have been released: Kingdom 2: Far and Away (2022), Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny (2023) and Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General (2024).