Kingdom

2019 [JAPANESE]

Action / History / War

32
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 96% · 15 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 96%
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 5265 5.3K

王者天下 sword fight king based on manga battle japanese film

Plot summary

Set in Qin Dynasty during the warring states period in ancient China. Shin was a war orphan. He has a dream of becoming a great general Shin has a fateful encounter with young King Eisei. King Eisei aims to unify all of China.

Director

Shinsuke Sato Photo
Shinsuke Sato

Top cast

Kento Yamazaki Photo
Kento Yamazaki as Li Xin
Takashi Ukaji Photo
Takashi Ukaji as Wei Xing
Shinnosuke Mitsushima Photo
Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Bi
Jun Kaname Photo
Jun Kaname as Teng
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.2 GB
1280*534
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
2 hr 13 min
Seeds 5
2.38 GB
1920*800
Japanese 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
2 hr 13 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by starfarts 7 / 10

Don't take it seriously

Despite what the trailer shows, there are zero epic battles. There are hardly any "screenshot-worthy" scenes either--less than ten. It's also extremely over-dramatic and half an hour too long at least.But it's fun.I have tried half a dozen times to get into the anime, but I cannot force myself to enjoy something with that "quality" of animation, and beyond that even the loud-mouthed, obnoxious, and totally-unrelatable protagonist spoil enjoyment. I can't commit my time to seeing a grouchy child not be smacked to pieces by the adults in the room.This movie, sadly, has the same unworthy protagonist, but at least I can say that the producers translated that perfectly and the main actor followed instructions to the t. It is, however, entertaining. No modernization at all, no attempt to shoehorn contemporary mores into a story older than Jesus, no deeper meaning other than being fun.That's what a movie should be. Kingdom is fun to watch. While the details are obviously skipped over because of its format, the rags-to-general story clearly takes its shape. The side characters, despite no backstory, are all acted flawlessly so their motivations are natural and slot with expectations rather well. Good directing makes the "feel" seem more Western than Eastern, but that's good in my book as the Western style is more palatable.I can recommend this is you want to be entertained and can look past its flaws. It is not arthouse, it's not a HanCinema kind of deal, but it doesn't need to be. Definitely going to binge the second movie right now.
Reviewed by huiyicl 8 / 10

the setting is the highlight

Nice production, great setting (the warring states period of China)! Overly expressive however, as common in Japanese cinema. But this adds to its charms, and certainly should not bother the viewer. Especially not if one has seen their fair share of Japanese cinema.
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