Image via A-1 Pictures
The movie features the idol group Quartet Night from the original franchise.
Fans of the Uta no Prince Sama game and anime are excited about the upcoming movie. The official website of the TABOO NIGHT XXXX (pronounced ‘Kiss’) film just released a new trailer and a visual containing the four main characters. The movie, which is the third film in the anime franchise, will be released across theatres in Japan on May 9, 2025. QUARTET NIGHT, which is a secondary idol group in the main anime, will take centre stage this time. No worldwide release has been announced as of yet.
The stunning trailer follows the four members of QUARTET NIGHT as they set about on their mission of stealing precious jewels during their performance. The new visual contains the four members of the band clad in black and white three-piece suits with a thief mask covering their eyes. Previously, a short lyric video of the song JINN-Ω-RAY, which will feature in the movie, was also released on the official YouTube channel of KING AMUSEMENT CREATIVE.
The four main cast members of the upcoming movie have also been announced. The project stars:
- Showtaro Morikubo (Shikamaru Nara in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations and Tetta Kisaki in Tokyo Revengers) as Reiji Kotobuki
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Makoto Tachibana in Free! And Ken "Draken" Ryūgūji in Tokyo Revengers) as Ranmaru Kurosaki
- Shouta Aoi (Akane in Kiss Him, Not Me and Hideaki Tōjō in Ace of Diamond) as Ai Mikaze
- Tomoaki Maeno (Kinro in Dr. Stone and Veldora Tempest in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) as Camus
All four voice actors have shared their excitement over being able to reprise their roles from the original franchise.
Produced by A-1 Pictures, the movie is being directed by Takeshi Furuta. Chinatsu Kuruhana is the original character designer while Maki Fujioka is designing the characters for the movie. Hiroshi Nakajima is the CG director with Takeshi Ōkawa acting as the sub-CG director. Elements Garden is in charge of the music while Shokichu distributes the movie. Noriyasu Agematsu is the original creator of the franchise under Broccoli.
The movie is a spin-off of the original anime series titled Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%, which began in 2011. The anime has a total of four seasons, and two movies titled Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Kingdom and Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love ST☆RISH Tours. The franchise first started with a visual novel game titled Uta no Prince-sama by Broccoli. The game, anime, and movies are all very famous in Japan.
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