Joseph Luster
July 10, 2023 
July 28 marks the Japanese premiere of the third live-action Kingdom film, based on the manga by Yasuhisa Hara. While fans wait for Kingdom: Unmei no Hono (Flames of Destiny) to open, TOHO recently shared a new trailer previewing more of the epic saga and sampling the “Gold ~Mata Au Hi Made~” (“Until We Meet Again”) theme song by Hikaru Utada.
All seven of the main cast members—including Kento Yamazaki (Li Xin), Ryo Yoshizawa (Ying Zheng), Kanna Hashimoto (He Liao Diao), Nana Seino (Qiang Lei), Hiroshi Tamaki (Changwen Jun), Koichi Sato (Lü Buwei) and Takao Osawa (Wang Qi )—will return for the third live-action Kingdom film. Shinsuke Sato is also back in the director’s chair with Tsutomu Kuroiwa returning to pen the script.
The new live-action Kingdom film will adapt the Battle of Bayou and Escape from Zhao arcs when it premieres.
