On October 17th, a stage greeting with a cheering screening was held at TOHO Cinemas Gege Akutami(Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo) for the opening day of the revival screening of the film version of "Jujutsu Kaisen Jujutsu Kaisen 0" (directed by Sunghoo Park, to be released in 2021), based on the manga by Akutami Gege that was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha). Megumi Ogata, who plays Yuta Okkotsu, and Kana Hanazawa, who plays Rika Inorimoto, appeared. Ogata said, "I never thought they would screen a film that was released four years ago, so I am overwhelmed with emotion in many ways," and "Thank you so much for all your love for so long."
Ogata said, "I've done a lot of different things over the past four years, and recently I even went to America with Itadori-kun." He added, "I'm very happy and truly blessed to be able to stand here today with Kana-chan as a part of the team."
Starting on November 7th, there will be a special screening of " Jujutsu Kaisen the Movie: Shibuya Incident Special Edition x Culling Game Advance Screening," which will include a special edition of "Shibuya Incident" from the second season of the TV anime, as well as an advance screening of the first and second episodes of the third season, Culling Game. Ogata commented, "The resolution of the animation in Culling Game is incredible."
"Jujutsu Kaisen 0" is a prequel to the first season of the TV anime, and is based on "Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School" from volume 0 of the original manga. It features a generation one year older than Yuji Itadori and his friends, and Satoru Gojo transfers Yuta Okkotsu, a high school student who wishes for his own death, to Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College. The story centers on Okkotsu and Inorimoto Rika, Okkotsu's childhood friend who was involved in an accident and turned into a vengeful spirit. Chronologically, it is a story that follows on from "Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu."
It was released on December 24, 2021, and was a huge hit, grossing approximately 13.75 billion yen in domestic box office revenue and approximately 26.5 billion yen worldwide, and was also a hot topic when it was selected for the Outstanding Animation Film Award at the 45th Japan Academy Awards.
"Jujutsu Kaisen" is a manga that was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" from March 2018 to September 2024. The story follows high school student Yuji Itadori, who is thrown into a world of battles over curses after a powerful "cursed object" is unsealed. The comic series has sold over 100 million copies in total. The first season of the TV anime aired from October 2020 to March 2021, and the second season, "Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu/ Shibuya Incident," aired from July to December 2023. The third season, "Culling Game Part 1," will air in January 2026.
