The Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle Part 1 – Akaza Returns film has become the first Japanese film to earn over 100 billion yen ($644 million) worldwide, as of Sunday, November 16. The film sold 89,177,796 tickets for about 106,370,568,950 yen ($685 million).
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle Part 1 – Akaza Returns is the highest-grossing anime film of all time, in addition to reaching the first-ever 100 billion yen milestone as a Japanese film. The movie debuted in China on November 14 and reached an estimated total of $730 million worldwide. The movie earned 373 million RMB, or roughly $52.53 million, in its first three days in China, with IMAX screenings generating $12.3 million.
Haruo Sotozaki directed the film at studio ufotable. In addition, Akira Matsushima is the character designer and chief animation director. Further, Aimer performs the theme song “Taiyō ga Noboranai Sekai (A World Where the Sun Never Rises),” while LiSA performs the song “Zankoku no Yoru ni Kagayake (Shine in the Cruel Night).”
Lastly, the film’s English dub cast includes:
- Zach Aguilar as Tanjiro Kamado
- Abby Trott as Nezuko Kamado
- Aleks Le as Zenitsu Agatsuma
- Bryce Papenbrook as Inosuke Hashibira
- Brianna Knickerbocker as Kanao Tsuyuri
- Zeno Robinson as Genya Shinazugawa
- Johnny Yong Bosch as Giyu Tomioka
- Ray Chase as Tengen Uzui
- Griffin Burns as Muichiro Tokito
- Erika Harlacher as Shinobu Kocho
- Kira Buckland as Mitsuri Kanroji
- Erik Scott Kimerer as Obanai Iguro
- Kaiji Tang as Sanemi Shinazugawa
- Crispin Freeman as Gyomei Himejima
- Lucien Dodge as Akaza (Upper Three)
- Channing Tatum as Keizo
- Rebecca Wang as Koyuki
