Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
Seen it?2020 | 117 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (98% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences adore it (8.2 out of 10) and it made about 33 times its budget. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Lost Horizon or Corpse Bride, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has been tormenting the people and killing the demon slayers who oppose it!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
98% on Rotten Tomatoes, 72 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.2 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
$524 million worldwide on a $16 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 268K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Haruo Sotozaki
- Natsuki HanaeTanjiro Kamado (voice)
- Akari KitoNezuko Kamado (voice)
- Hiro ShimonoZenitsu Agatsuma (voice)
- Yoshitsugu MatsuokaInosuke Hashibira (voice)
- Satoshi HinoKyojuro Rengoku (voice)
- Takahiro SakuraiGiyu Tomioka (voice)
- Katsuyuki KonishiTengen Uzui (voice)
- Saori HayamiShinobu Kocho (voice)
- Kenichi SuzumuraObanai Iguro (voice)
- Tomokazu SekiSanemi Shinazugawa (voice)