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Official Sites: https://jujutsukaisen.jp/shibuyashimetsu/ (Japan), https://gkids.com/jujutsu-kaisen/ (United States)
Toho and GKIDS have provided Japanese and English press materials for their upcoming JUJUTSU KAISEN compilation film. Toho will open JUJUTSU KAISEN: THE MOVIE – SHIBUYA INCIDENT SPECIAL EDITION × CULLING GAME ADVANCE SCREENING (劇場版 呪術廻戦「渋谷事変 特別編集版」×「死滅回游 先行上映」, Gekijō-ban Jujutsu Kaisen: "Shibuya Jihen Tokubetsu Henshūban" × "Shimetsu Kaiyū Senkō Jōei") in Japanese cinemas this Friday, November 7th. The movie will then be released outside Japan with the title JUJUTSU KAISEN: EXECUTION, with GKIDS bringing it to North America while Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures are handling the international release.
JUJUTSU KAISEN: EXECUTION will debut in North America with a one-night-only Early Access Fan Event exclusive to IMAX theatres on December 3rd. The nationwide theatrical rollout kicks off December 5th with GKIDS screening both the original Japanese and English dubbed versions of the film.
Earlier this year, GKIDS released JUJUTSU KAISEN: HIDDEN INVENTORY / PREMATURE DEATH – THE MOVIE (呪術廻戦 懐玉・玉折, Jujutsu Kaisen: Kaigyoku・Gyokusetsu, 2025) in North America, grossing $3.25 million. JUJUTSU KAISEN: HIDDEN INVENTORY / PREMATURE DEATH – THE MOVIE was the first new release from the JUJUTSU KAISEN property since the end of the series’ second season, and the first theatrical feature from the franchise since JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (劇場版 呪術廻戦 0, Gekijō-ban Jujutsu Kaisen Zero, 2021) which grossed over $188 million globally. JUJUTSU KAISEN: EXECUTION will be GKIDS’ second release of a JUJUTSU KAISEN title, and is the latest theatrical release from the JUJUTSU KAISEN property, featuring the debut of all new content from the upcoming Season 3.
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■ Introduction
The two protagonists finally meet. Cursed energy collides with cursed energy.
The spectacular story revolving around curses begins anew in theaters with JUJUTSU KAISEN: EXECUTION!!
Jujutsu Kaisen, the smash-hit manga by Gege Akutami, depicted the battle between curses born from human negative emotions and the jujutsu sorcerers who purge them. Serialized in Shueisha's magazine Weekly Shonen Jump beginning March 2018, the story concluded in September 2024, ending a six-and-a-half-year run. The series has surpassed an astonishing 100 million copies in cumulative sales (including digital editions).
The JUJUTSU KAISEN anime series, produced by TOHO animation, animated by the legendary MAPPA studio, first aired in October 2020. It has since become a true global and pop culture phenomenon. The wildly popular series wrapped up its second season, “Shibuya Incident,” in December 2023, and was awarded “Anime of the Year” at the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, among many other prizes. The long-awaited third season, “The Culling Game Part 1,” will air in Japan and stream on Crunchyroll starting in January 2026.
Ahead of the broadcast of the anime's third season, the theatrical release JUJUTSU KAISEN: EXECUTION will connect the directly linked episodes of the “Shibuya Incident” and “The Culling Game,” transforming them into a new story into a new experience crafted specially for the big screen. Furthermore, the film's music has been remixed into 5.1ch surround sound optimized for the theater environment, creating a spectacular cinematic experience worthy of the big screen.
In “The Culling Game,” the Special Grade sorcerer Yuta Okkotsu—the protagonist of JUJUTSU KAISEN 0—finally enters the fray. Appointed by the higher ups of the jujutsu world as Yuji Itadori’s executioner, Yuta must turn his blade on Yuji. The highly anticipated battle between Satoru Gojo’s two beloved students now unfolds on the big screen.
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■ Film Synopsis
October 31, 2018...
A veil abruptly descends over the busy Shibuya area amid the bustling Halloween crowds, trapping countless civilians inside. Satoru Gojo, the modern world's strongest jujutsu sorcerer, steps into the chaos. But lying in wait are curse users and spirits scheming to seal him away.
Yuji Itadori, accompanied by his classmates and other top-tier jujutsu sorcerers, enters the fray in an unprecedented clash of curses — the Shibuya Incident.
In the aftermath, ten colonies across Japan are transformed into dens of curses in a plan orchestrated by Noritoshi Kamo, the most wicked sorcerer in history. As the deadly Culling Game starts, Special Grade sorcerer Yuta Okkotsu is assigned to carry out Yuji’s execution for his perceived crimes.
The desperate confrontation between Satoru Gojo’s two beloved students comes to the big screen with an early preview. Be the first to experience Yuji and Yuta’s fateful battle with the hotly anticipated kickoff to Season 3 in theatres worldwide.
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■ Details
Release Dates: Friday, November 7, 2025 (Japan), Friday, December 5, 2025 (US)
Running Time: 88 Minutes
Japanese Voice Cast
Yuji Itadori: Junya Enoki
Megumi Fushiguro: Yuma Uchida
Nobara Kugisaki: Asami Seto
Kento Nanami: Kenjiro Tsuda
Aoi Todo: Subaru Kimura
Satoru Gojo: Yuichi Nakamura
Suguru Geto: Takahiro Sakurai
Choso: Daisuke Namikawa
Mahito: Nobunaga Shimazaki
Sukuna Ryomen: Junichi Suwabe
Yuta Okkotsu: Megumi Ogata
Staff
Original Work: Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami (Shueisha Jump Comics)
Director: Shota Goshozono
Series Composition & Screenplay: Hiroshi Seko
Character Design: Yosuke Yajima, Hiromi Niwa
Assistant Director: Yosuke Takada
Art Director: Junichi Higashi
Color Design: Eiko Matsushima
CG Producer: Yusuke Tannawa
3DCG Directors: Daisuke Ishikawa, Kentaro Shiga (Monster's Egg)
Director of Photography: Teppei Ito
Editor: Keisuke Yanagi, ACE
Music: Yoshimasa Terui
Music Producer: Yoshiki Kobayashi
Sound Director: Yasunori Ebina
Sound Production: dugout
Production Studio: MAPPA
Production: Toho, Shueisha, MAPPA, Samzap, MBS
Distribution: Toho Co., Ltd. (Japan), GKIDS (United States), Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment (International)
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Japanese poster. Image courtesy of Toho. © Gege Akutami/Shueisha, JUJUTSU KAISEN Project
Japanese IMAX poster. Image courtesy of Toho. © Gege Akutami/Shueisha, JUJUTSU KAISEN Project
US IMAX screening poster. Image courtesy of GKIDS. © Gege Akutami/Shueisha, JUJUTSU KAISEN Project
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About TOHO Co., Ltd.
TOHO Company, Limited, is a Japanese entertainment studio focused on the development, production, exhibition, and distribution of powerful content for motion pictures, television, and theater. Founded in 1932, it remains a prominent force in bringing brands and original storytelling with versatile talents to audiences worldwide. Its subsidiaries include TOHO Cinemas, the highest grossing exhibition company in Japan.
About GKIDS
GKIDS is the Academy Award-winning producer and distributor of artist-driven and award-winning animation from around the world. After an astounding 13 Best Animated Feature nominations, the company took home the Oscar in 2024 for Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s acclaimed feature, THE BOY AND THE HERON. The company’s previous nominations include THE SECRET OF KELLS in 2010, A CAT IN PARIS and CHICO & RITA in 2012, ERNEST & CELESTINE in 2014, THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA and SONG OF THE SEA in 2015, BOY AND THE WORLD and WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE in 2016, MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI in 2017, THE BREADWINNER in 2018, MIRAI in 2019, WOLFWALKERS in 2021, and THE BOY AND THE HERON in 2024.
For more than a decade, GKIDS’ influence on cinema has redefined the perception of animation as an artistic medium on par with live-action film through its stewardship of the Studio Ghibli catalog and by introducing American audiences to the critically-acclaimed films of other master filmmakers from around the world such as Makoto Shinkai (WEATHERING WITH YOU), Mamoru Hosoda (BELLE), Masaaki Yuasa (INU-OH), Tomm Moore (WOLFWALKERS), Hideaki Anno (NEON GENESIS EVANGELION), Nora Twomey (THE BREADWINNER), Satoshi Kon (PERFECT BLUE) and Hiroyuki Imaishi (Promare), among countless others. GKIDS is also the founder and host of ANIMATION IS FILM, the annual LA-based film festival which embraces the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form, and is a vocal advocate for filmmakers who push the boundaries of the medium to its fullest range of artistic expressions.