Kingdom (2019)

In ancient China, a young boy dreams of becoming the greatest general of the Qin Kingdom.

Director:

Shinsuke Sato

Writers:

Yasuhisa Hara (manga), Tsutomu Kuroiwa (screenplay)

Stars:

Kento Yamazaki, Ryô Yoshizawa, Masami Nagasawa

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Kento Yamazaki	...	Li Xin
Ryô Yoshizawa	...	Yin Zheng / Piao
Masami Nagasawa	...	Yang Duan He
Kanna Hashimoto	...	He Liao Diao
Kanata Hongô	...	Cheng Jiao
Shinnosuke Mitsushima	...	Bi
Masahiro Takashima	...	Chang Wen Jun
Jun Kaname	...	Teng
Takao Osawa	...	Wang Qi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shin'nosuke Abe	...	Ba Jio
Ami 201	...	Lang Kai
Motoki Fukami	...	Shukyou
Jun Hashimoto	...	Muta
Wataru Ichinose	...	Ta Jifu
Renji Ishibashi	...	Si Shi

Storyline

Forced into slavery in ancient China two boys become like brothers. Aspiring to be free one day they train to hone their skills. The training almost pays off, but one of them is whisked away by one of the emperor's men before its completion. The dream of reuniting with his brother are dashed when the older boy returns mortally wounded only to extract a promise from his younger friend to visit a location. There has been a coup in the palace and the Emperor is bereft of his throne and supporters.

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Plot Keywords:

live action remake of anime | china | queen | betrayal | blood feud | 

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Taglines:

Further onwards, for the sake of a dream.

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Genres:

Action | History | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kanna Hashimoto and voice actor Rie Kugimiya share the same role (He Liao Diao in the Kingdom live-action and anime adaptations) for the second time, after both having portrayed Kagura in the Gintama films and anime.

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Connections

Remake of Kingdom (2012)

User Reviews

A boy supported Qin's unification behind the history.

Takao Osawa's performance was wonderful! It was so weird! (just compliment) After watching this, how do I see him? What should I think of my memory that I cried a lot like a child in old drama? He was suited a bronze pike better than a 'Shield of Straw.'

This movie is based on a historical fiction comic that depicts Qin's unification of China in 221 BCE. It's already been about 3 years since I wanted to read it. I didn't expect I watched the movie before reading! Although I dislike Japanese movies, I went to a theator with my mother who was crazy for Ryo Yoshizawa.

From the last half, I was so excited! At first, to be honest I felt boring because of Japanese unique elements : CG, the overacting and etc... But the development of the last half gave me heat up like a manga for boys! What controls people is also people.

I felt it like a digest of TV dramas. I felt the wipes of scenes worse. Thus it had some holes that threw a wet blanket on the story. But actually I just enjoyed it so much because I watched it without spoiler.

Now, the golden week( a national long holiday in Japan) has finished and the kingdom week has begun...!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

16 August 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kingdom

Filming Locations:

Japan

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$50,462,104

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company (CTV), Columbia Pictures, Credeus

Technical Specs

Runtime:

134 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1