“Want to know why I set fire to Kabuki-cho?”
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.
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Cast
17 people
Nana Mori
Ju-Ju
Known for
Weathering with You
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
Aoi Yamada
Mitsuba
Known for
Perfect Days
First Love
Ryosuke Sota
Wris
Also in
Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss!
Trillion Game
Wataru Ichinose
Kami
Known for
Sanctuary
Last Samurai Standing
Kanata Mori
A-Q
Also in
The 5 O'Clock Chime
Mei Takahashi
Ora
No other roles listed
Léona Hirota
Masumi
Known for
Adrift in Tokyo
Tuki Takamura
Fullface
No other roles listed
Ei Tsukimachi
Kokoro
No other roles listed
Yusha
Torichan
No other roles listed
Hiroya Shimizu
Hikari
Known for
The World of Kanako
Yu Yu Hakusho
Honoka Kiba
Wara
Also in
B/B
Makoto Nagahisa Director · Hiroaki Takeda Cinematographer Shunichi Sone Editor
United States release January 25, 2026 · Produced in Japan · Production Lat-Lon, Ghostitch
Production
VAP
Production
Lat-Lon
Production
Ghostitch
Production
Gear
Production
MARK
Production
aiin
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
炎上
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
United States · January 25, 2026
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Japan · April 10, 2026
Theatrical
United States
April 17, 2026 · Premiere · Milwaukee Film Festival
May 12, 2026 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
Canada
April 17, 2026 · Premiere · TIFF Next Wave Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
August 22, 2026 · Premiere · Summer International Film Festival
Indonesia
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Jakarta Film Week
November 29, 2026 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Singapore
October 28, 2026 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
July 4, 2026 · Premiere · Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Taiwan
June 29, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
August 28, 2026 · Theatrical
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