Overview
- Toho reported on Nov. 25 that box-office receipts reached ¥173.77 billion as of Nov. 24.
- The haul surpasses the ¥173.5 billion earned by the 2003 hit Odoru Daisousasen THE MOVIE 2, ending a 22-year lead in the live-action category.
- Box-office tracker Kogyo Tsushinsha ranks the film 11th overall in Japan, behind titles such as Demon Slayer and Titanic.
- Directed by Lee Sang-il from Yoshida Shuichi’s novel, the film stars Ryo Yoshizawa with Ryusei Yokohama and features kabuki scenes shot without dubbing.
- Since its June release, the run pushed the novel’s circulation past 2 million and spurred fan visits to filming locations after crossing ¥10 billion by mid-August.