At t today’s Jump Festa 2022, a new special trailer has been revealed for the upcoming Jujutsu Kaisen 0: the Movie before its opening in Japan’s theatres on December 24, 2021.
The trailer previews the movie’s theme song “Ichizu” (一途) by King Gnu. The movie is a prequel of the Jujutsu Kaisen series and will center on Yuta Okkotsu, who was a special grade cursed human haunted by his late childhood friend, Rika Orimoto. The movie will follow his growth to become a sorcerer strong enough to control the Cursed Spirit under the mentor of Satoru Gojo.
Megumi Ogata takes the role of Yuta Okkotsu, while Kana Hanazawa plays Yuta’s childhood friend, Rika Orimoto. MAPPA is again the animation studio for the anime film.
The Jujutsu Kaisen series is also getting a stage play in July and August 2022. Kensaku Kobayashi serves as the director, while Kōhei Kiyasu works on the screenplay.
