The official YouTube channel for Japanese rock band BUMP OF CHICKEN has posted a collaboration music video for “Kaikou” (Encounter), the theme song for Onmyoji 0, a new live-action film inspired by Baku Yumemakura’s historical fantasy novel series. As their 21st digital single, the song released on April 15, ranking #1 in Oricon’s daily digital single charts on its first day.The clip is composed of scenes from the film selected by Shimako Sato, who wrote and directed the film, and includes plenty of VFX scenes by the renowned video production company Shirogumi (Godzilla Minus One).
BUMP OF CHICKEN “Kaikou” × “Onmyoji 0” Collaboration Music Video
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The film opens in Japan today on April 19, 2024. The novel series features Abe no Seimei, a real-life sorcerer/leading specialist of Onmyodo from the Heian period (a Japanese sorcery. A practitioner of Onmyodo is called an Onmyoji). The novel has run in Japan since 1986, printing over six million copies, and was previously adapted into two live-action films directed by Yojiro Takita (Departures) in 2001 and 2003. The anime adaptation began streaming on Netflix worldwide in November 2023. The new film is set in Abe no Seimei’s school days and tells an original story of how he became the most powerful sorcerer/Onmyoji. Kento Yamazaki, who has played lead roles in more than ten live-action films based on popular manga and light novel series, is cast as the protagonist, Abe no Seimei.
Main trailer featuring the theme song
Poster visual
The main cast for the movie includes:
Abe no Seimei played by Kento Yamazaki
Minamoto no Hiromasa played by Shota Sometani
Queen Yoshiko played by Nao
Hegurino Sadafumi played by Masanobu Ando
Tachibana no Yasuie played by Nijiro Murakami
Emperor played by Rihito Itagaki
Kamono Tadayuki played by Jun Sonomura
Koremune no Korekuni played by Kazuki Kitamura
Fujiwara no Yoshisuke played by Kaoru Kobayashi
Source: BUMP OF CHICHEN official YouTube channel©2024 “Onmyoji 0” Film Partners
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