The live-action adaptation of Yasuhisa Hara’s best-selling manga Kingdom is getting a special edition broadcast on Nippon TV’s Kinro Roadshow on July 10, 2026, at 21:00. This special edition of the first film will air ahead of the latest installment, Kingdom: Soul of the Decisive Battle, which opens nationwide on July 17. Additionally, on July 17 itself, a Kinro Roadshow original special titled Kingdom: Shin, Ouki, and the General—reconstructed under the supervision of director Shinsuke Sato—will air as a celebration of the new film’s release.
Story
In 245 BC, during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China, war orphans Shin (Kento Yamazaki) and Hyou (Ryo Yoshizawa) train daily in swordsmanship, dreaming of becoming the greatest generals under heaven. One day, Hyou is taken to the royal palace by the minister Shoubunkun (Masahiro Takashima). Later, a dying Hyou appears before Shin, handing him a map. Following the map, Shin encounters the young King of Qin, Ei Sei (Ryo Yoshizawa), who bears an uncanny resemblance to Hyou. Shin learns that Hyou died as a decoy for the king after a coup by the king’s younger brother, Sei Kyou (Kanata Hongo). Initially enraged, Shin eventually accepts Ei Sei’s resolve and Hyou’s will, deciding to stand with the king. Joined by Karyou Ten (Kanna Hashimoto), a descendant of mountain tribes, and the loyal general Kabe (Shinnosuke Mitsushima), Shin and Ei Sei seek to reclaim the throne and unify China. They request aid from the mountain tribe leader, You Tan Wa (Masami Nagasawa).
Broadcast Information
Kingdom Special Edition
Date: July 10, 2026 (Friday) at 21:00 on Nippon TV’s Kinro Roadshow
Original theatrical release: April 19, 2019
Cast
- Shin: Kento Yamazaki
- Ei Sei / Hyou: Ryo Yoshizawa
- You Tan Wa: Masami Nagasawa
- Karyou Ten: Kanna Hashimoto
- Sei Kyou: Kanata Hongo
- Kabe: Shinnosuke Mitsushima
- Bajio: Shinnosuke Abe
- Shuukyou: Motoki Fukami
- Riten: Naomasa Murota
- Shoubunkun: Masahiro Takashima
- Tou: Jun Kaname
- Muta: Jun Hashimoto
- Saji: Taku Sakaguchi
- Gikou: Takashi Ukaji
- Shishi: Masaya Kato
- Ketsushi: Renji Ishibashi
- Ouki: Takao Osawa
- Kyou Kai: Sana Kiyono
- Hyoukou: Etsushi Toyokawa
- Bakukoshin: Kiyohiko Shibukawa
- Gokei: Seiyo Ozawa
- Shouheikun: Hiroshi Tamaki
- Ryo Fui: Koichi Sato
- Shika: An
- Mangoku: Yuki Yamada
- Chou Sou: Koji Yamamoto
- Fuki: Ainosuke Kataoka
Staff
- Original: Yasuhisa Hara (Kingdom, serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump)
- Director: Shinsuke Sato
- Screenplay: Tsutomu Kuroiwa, Shinsuke Sato, Yasuhisa Hara
- Music: Yutaka Yamada
Music
Theme song: “Wasted Nights” by ONE OK ROCK
Original Soundtrack
Latest Film: Kingdom: Soul of the Decisive Battle
Release Date
July 17 (Friday) nationwide
Staff
- Original: Yasuhisa Hara (Kingdom)
- Director: Shinsuke Sato
- Screenplay: Tsutomu Kuroiwa, Yasuhisa Hara
- Music: Yutaka Yamada
- Theme song: Kenshi Yonezu “Yataka” (Sony Music Labels Inc.)
Cast
- Kento Yamazaki
- Ryo Yoshizawa
- Kanna Hashimoto
- Sana Kiyono
- Shinnosuke Mitsushima
- Amane Okayama
- Jun Shison
- Fuju Kamio
- Kousei Yuuki
- Ayaka Miyoshi
- Ryouki Miyama
- Mizuki Yamashita
- Aju Makita
- Yuki Yamada
- Kenji Sakaguchi
- Etsushi Toyokawa
- Masahiro Takashima
- Jun Kaname
- Masaya Kato
- Mitsuomi Takahashi
- Yusuke Hirayama
- Wataru Ichinose
- Yui Sakuma
- Katsuya
- Yajuro Bando
- Satoshi Hashimoto
- Takashi Sasano
- Ayumu Tanida
- Aoi Nakamura
- Kei Tanaka
- Takumi Saito
- Hiroshi Tamaki
- Koichi Sato
- Shun Oguri
Story
Three years after the Battle of Mayang, where Ouki fell, Shin (Kento Yamazaki) has risen to the rank of commander of a thousand men. But urgent reports reach Qin: the Zhao chancellor Li Mu (Shun Oguri) has orchestrated a coalition of all other states, amassing a 500,000-strong allied army to invade Qin. With only 200,000 troops, Qin faces extinction. Shin, along with young generals Mouten (Jun Shison) and Ouhon (Fuju Kamio), heads to the strategic pass of Hangu Pass. The great generals of Qin—Hyoukou (Etsushi Toyokawa), Mubu (Yusuke Hirayama), Tou (Jun Kaname), Ousen (Ayumu Tanida), and Kanki (Kenji Sakaguchi)—gather. The coalition is led by Shunshinkun (Takumi Saito) of Chu, with the vengeful Zhao general Mangoku (Yuki Yamada) among its fiercest warriors. The fate of the unification of China hangs in the balance in the desperate defense of Hangu Pass.
