United States / Jan 25, 2026 / Sundance Film Festival
Want to know why I set fire to Kabuki-cho?
1h 43min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
When runaway teen Ju-Ju is embraced by a tribe of misfit youths in Kabukicho, she finds belonging for the first time — until betrayal and despair twist her haven into a prison, and she's left with one way to take back control.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tuki Takamura | Fullface |
| Ei Tsukimachi | Kokoro |
| Yusha | Torichan |
| Hiroya Shimizu | Hikari |
| Honoka Kiba | Wara |
| Sawa Kawakami | Haku |
| Miosimeji | Maimai |
| Kanji Furutachi | Father |
| Nao Matsuzaki | Mother |
| Chise Niitsu | Tina |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 炎上 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | VAP, Lat-Lon, Ghostitch, Gear, MARK, aiin |
| Release date | 10 aprile 2026 |
| Executive producer | Ryusuke Nakajima, Hayato Arizono |
| Production | Yasuo Suzuki, Kazunori Seki, Takeyasu Koganezawa, Kônosuke Yoshida |
| Writer | Makoto Nagahisa |
| Casting | Moyu Tomioka |
| Editing | Shunichi Sone, Hisashi Nemoto |
| Cinematography | Hiroaki Takeda |
| Assistant directors | Tomohiro Furuta, Atsushi Hirai, Shunsuke Honda, Makoto Nagahisa |
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| Lighting | Makoto Oda |
| Camera operators | Hiroaki Takeda |
| Additional photography | Hiroaki Takeda |
| Production design | Yukiko Kuribayashi, Urara Mano |
| Art direction | Urara Mano, Yukiko Kuribayashi |
| Set decoration | Yukiko Kuribayashi, Urara Mano |
| Visual effects | Tomohiro Futase, Takeshi Kitamura, Tôru Inagaki, Yûki Ochiai |
| Music | Rico Iwai, Junnosuke Okita, Takeshi Nakazawa, Makoto Nagahisa, Rika Madobo, Miyuna Okita, Suzunosuke Okita, Riona Okita, Makico Okita |
| Sound | Rico Iwai, Junnosuke Okita, Takeshi Nakazawa, Makoto Nagahisa, Rika Madobo, Miyuna Okita, Suzunosuke Okita, Riona Okita, Makico Okita |
| Costume design | Hitomi Mitsuno, Ayumi Nakajima |
| Makeup | Hitomi Mitsuno, Ayumi Nakajima |
| Hairstyling | Hitomi Mitsuno, Ayumi Nakajima |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Apr 17, 2026 / TIFF Next Wave Film Festival
Theatrical release
Japan / Apr 10, 2026 / PG12
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