Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

"It's time to have some fun."

2025 2h 36m JA

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8.8

MASTERPIECE

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98%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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8.4

IMDB

★8.8TMDB · 2,258🍅98%Rotten Tomatoes●67Metacritic★8.4IMDB · 64,082

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Synopsis

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The Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji begins.

“It's time to have some fun.”

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Cast

Natsuki Hanae
Tanjiro Kamado (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Giyu Tomioka (voice)
Akira Ishida
Akaza (voice)
Hiro Shimono
Zenitsu Agatsuma (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Kaigaku (voice)
Saori Hayami
Shinobu Kocho (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
Doma (voice)
Reina Ueda
Kanao Tsuyuri (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Haruo Sotozaki
Writers: Koyoharu Gotouge, Haruo Sotozaki, Takahiro Miura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Fun facts 🍿

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 156 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Grossed $794M — a 39.7× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released last year.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

CAST

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382+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Haruo Sotozaki, shot by Yuichi Terao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuki Kajiura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Manabu Kamino shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Haruo Sotozaki directs. Yuichi Terao behind the camera. Yuki Kajiura scores. Manabu Kamino cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 156 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Grossed $794M — a 39.7× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released last year.
4Part of the "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5382+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Haruo Sotozaki, shot by Yuichi Terao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Yuki Kajiura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Manabu Kamino shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Natsuki Hanae and Takahiro Sakurai and Akira Ishida carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "It's time to have some fun.".
11IMDB entry: tt32820897 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 8 themes, including "supernatural", "sequel", "based on manga", "demon".
13Released under 42 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yuichi Terao
Original score: Yuki Kajiura
Editing: Manabu Kamino
Runtime: 156 min · 2h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $793,594,078
Return: 3968% of budget
Original language: JA
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025)
Rotten Tomatoes: 98% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 67/100
IMDB rating: 8.4/10 · 64,082 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 wins & 7 nominations total

Part of

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Collection

After his family is brutally murdered, a kind-hearted boy named Tanjiro Kamado resolves to become a Demon Slayer in hopes of turning his younger sister Nezuko back into a human. Most films in the series are compilations of episodes, with interweaved new footage and special end credits.

Also by

Haruo Sotozaki

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What people are saying

Jenny2025-08-03
★ 10/10
🌟 10/10 – A Visual Masterpiece That Redefines Anime Cinema 🌟 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle is not just anime—it's an art form in motion. Ufotable has once again shattered expectations, delivering what is arguably the greatest animation ever seen in anime history. Every frame of Infinity Castle is a painting. Every battle is a symphony of light, color, movement, and emotion. The sheer scale of the Infinity Castle arc is staggering. Shifting gravity, kaleidoscopic architecture, and relentless pacing pull you into a world that feels boundless and terrifying. And through this madness, the animators create visual clarity and storytelling precision that defy logic. The fights aren’t just flashy—they’re intimate, brutal, and deeply emotional. You feel every breath, every strike, every sacrifice. Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and the Hashira face impossible odds with a sense of weight and urgency that grips your chest. Character moments hit harder than ever. The Upper Moons are terrifying in both presence and power. And Muzan? An absolute force of dread. What truly sets Infinity Castle apart isn’t just the spectacle—though it is unparalleled. It’s the way the animation serves the heart of the story. Loyalty, grief, fury, and love are painted across the screen with every cut, every cry, every flicker of a blade. This is peak anime. A cultural milestone. A visual symphony. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is what happens when anime dares to be legendary. 🔥 A flawless 10/10. Nothing comes close. 🔥
dumasori2025-09-12
★ 7/10
Good but not extraordinary I watched it yesterday, and movies like this deserve no less than an IMAX experience. Having said that, I walked out with a mixed experience. I felt that they tried to squeeze too many side stories in one movie. In the first 2/3 of the movie, you keep going back and forth from fight scenes to side stories, which breaks the tempo. It was not well executed, and I would have preferred if they just finished one side story and then come back to the fight scenes to finish it. Also, many side stories were finished in rush, which did not add much context of emotions. Overall, the actions sequences and sound effects were great. I think they have 2 more movies linked up to finale, and hope they conclude the story in a more meaningful way.
CinemaSerf2025-09-19
★ 7/10
This latest series of adventures sees “Tanjiro” and “Nezuko” drawn into the equivalent of an animated Escher drawing as both they and the Hashira have to face a formidable array of Upper Rank demons as they sink lower and lower into this perfectly detailed, fluid, abyss of a construction. With the ultimate battle against “Muzan” getting ever closer, they must first face the mighty “Akaza” who has not only a remarkable arsenal of quirks and skills, but also something hitherto unseen by our intrepid “Tanjiro” - bit how to defeat it? It’s a film that starts as we are used to, with end to end combat scenes but around the midway point, we flip the vinyl over and enter onto an altogether more informative path. We are being told of the tragedies that touched the life of “Akaza” before his demonic days. We learn of a time when he was capable of love and affection, but was in turn subject to the most heinous of betrayals that left his soul vulnerable to the temptations of a life where revenge on those who offended him (think “Anakin Skywalker” a little bit) when offered to him. It is good to see little more in-depth characterisation going on in this film, it helps us to balance the forces of good and evil and there is more than plenty action to keep the pace moving and avoid that backstory becoming too melancholic. The setting within the aptly named “Infinity Castle” challenges linear perspectives effectively with an effective sense of the multi-dimensional that allows the artists (and the CGI) to assume something gossamer-like as solid structures melt and what is down becomes up and gravity takes a back seat. It has some gore to it, and some scenes aren’t for the faint-hearted, but it’s the best yet of the “Demon Slayer” movies and stands alone, well.

Production companies

Who made it

ufotable
JP
Aniplex
JP
Shueisha
JP

Key crew

Character DesignerAkira Matsushima
Supervising Animation DirectorAkira Matsushima
Original StoryKoyoharu Gotouge
Character DesignerYoko Kajiyama
Character DesignerMika Kikuchi
Character DesignerMiyuki Sato
Prop DesignerMasaharu Koyama
Art DirectionKoji Eto
3D DirectorKazuki Nishiwaki
Color DesignerYuko Omae
EditorManabu Kamino
Production SupervisorHikaru Kondou
Theme Song PerformanceAimer
Theme Song PerformanceLiSA
Storyboard ArtistHaruo Sotozaki
Second Unit DirectorShinya Shimomura
Second Unit DirectorAkihiko Uda
Second Unit DirectorTakuro Takahashi
Second Unit DirectorTakashi Suhara
Second Unit DirectorSeiji Harada
Second Unit DirectorKen Nakazawa
Second Unit DirectorYuji Shimizu
Second Unit DirectorTakashi Mamezuka
Second Unit DirectorHideki Hosokawa

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

supernatural
sequel
based on manga
demon
shounen
anime
brother sister relationship
taisho period

Release history · US

When it landed

Premiere2025-09-09R· Los Angeles, California
Theatrical (limited)2026-03-06R· re-release
Theatrical2025-09-12R
Digital2026-07-28PG-13· Crunchyroll
Digital2026-09-28R· Hulu / Netflix / Prime Video

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International titles

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- the Movie: Infinity CastleUS
Gekijōban Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugenjō-henJP
Gekijouban Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugenjou-henJP
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugenjou-henJP
Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Jou-henJP
「鬼滅之刃」無限城編HK
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugenjou-hen Movie 1 - Akaza SairaiJP
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Sonsuzluk KalesiTR
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Infinity Castle - Part 1: Akaza ReturnsUS
劇場版鬼滅之刃無限城篇HK
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Castillo infinitoAR
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Teil 1AT
Gekijouban Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen-jou-hen Movie 1CL
Gekijouban Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen-jou-hen Movie 1CO
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba La Forteresse Infinie Film 1FR