25th Animation Division Jury Selections
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
Animated feature film
SOTOZAKI Haruo[Japan]
Outline
This animated feature film is based on the manga by GOTOGE Koyoharu. The protagonist, KAMADO Tanjiro, enlists in the Demon Slayer Corps to fight demons to turn his now demon sister, Nezuko, back into a human. This film depicts the battle between RENGOKU Kyojuro, who had been ordered to ride the Mugen Train, and Enmu, the demon. It grossed over 40 billion yen at the domestic box office, making it the highest-grossing film of all time in Japan.