Kyuujo no Taizai: Netflix Hit Series Gets a Movie – Teaser Shows Arrest Warrant for Lawyer Kujo

The manga series "Kyuujo no Taizai" (Japanese: "Kyūjō no Taizai") created by Shohei Manabe is being adapted into a live-action film. The movie, which continues the story of the successful Netflix series, will hit Japanese theaters on January 8, 2027, as announced by the production team. Lead actor Yuya Yagira returns as the unscrupulous lawyer Taiza Kujo, alongside Hokuto Matsumura (SixTONES) as elite jurist Shinji Karasuma. Nobuhiro Doi returns as director, with the screenplay written by Nonji Nemoto. The Netflix series, which launched worldwide on April 2, 2026, held the number one spot on Japan's weekly charts for four weeks and made it into the global Top 10 of non-English-language series for two weeks. The original manga has been serialized in Weekly Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan) since October 2020 and has achieved a total circulation of over five million copies. The 17th volume is scheduled for release on August 3, 2026. The newly released teaser shows a dramatic scene: Kujo and Karasuma's paths diverge, and then an arrest warrant is presented to Kujo. The plot is triggered by the accidental kidnapping of a Yakuza boss's son by the gang of half-gangster Mibu (played by Keita Machida). Other cast members from the series include Elaiza Ikeda as a social worker, Takuma Otoo as a detective, and Muro Tsuyoshi as a Yakuza underboss. Producer Atsushi Nasuda emphasizes that the film will tell a completely new story that directly follows the series finale. The film is produced by TBS Sparkle and distributed by Toho.