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"Mugen Train" redirects here. For the Mugen Train arc in the anime television series, see Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba season 2. For the Mugen Train arc in the original manga series, see List of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba chapters.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
Theatrical release poster
Kanji劇場版 鬼滅の刃 無限列車編
Revised HepburnGekijō-ban Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Ressha-hen
Directed byHaruo Sotozaki
Screenplay byUfotable
Based onDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
by Koyoharu Gotouge
Produced by
  • Akifumi Fujio
  • Masanori Miyake
  • Yūma Takahashi
Starring
CinematographyYuichi Terao
Edited byManabu Kamino
Music by
Production
company
Ufotable
Distributed byToho
Aniplex
Release date
  • October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16) (Japan)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget$15.7 million[1]
Box office$507.1 million[1]

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (Japanese: 劇場版 鬼滅の刃 無限列車編, Hepburn: Gekijō-ban Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Ressha-hen), also known simply as Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, is a 2020 Japanese animated dark fantasy action film[2][3] based on the "Mugen Train" arc of the 2016–20 manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge. It is a direct sequel to the first season of the anime television series as well as its first film adaptation. The film was directed by Haruo Sotozaki and written by Ufotable staff members.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train was released during the COVID-19 pandemic, premiering in Japan on October 16, 2020, by Toho and Aniplex, and late 2020 to mid-2021 internationally. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $507 million worldwide and making it the highest-grossing film of 2020. It marked the first time ever that a non-American production topped the annual global box office, and it set a number of box office records, including becoming the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time, a title previously held by Spirited Away (2001). It also has received numerous awards, including Animation of the Year at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize as well as the Best Animation Film at the 45th Hochi Film Award.

A sequel set after the events of the second season, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village, was released on February 3, 2023, with a third film set after the events of the third season, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training, released on February 2, 2024. A film trilogy set after the events of the fourth season, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle, is in development.

Plot

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Kagaya Ubuyashiki, Head of the Demon Slayer Corps, visits a graveyard where the deceased Demon Slayer warriors are buried with the help of his wife Amane. Lamenting about those who gave their lives in the continuous war against demon king Muzan Kibutsuji and his army, he declares that the human spirit will always rise to the challenge.

Tanjiro Kamado, his demonic younger sister Nezuko, and his friends Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira board the Mugen Train[N 1] to assist the Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku in his mission to hunt for a demon that has caused 40 people to go missing. Soon after boarding, they are attacked by two demons which Kyojuro quickly kills. Directly after, all of them except for Nezuko fall into a deep sleep, the work of Enmu, Lower Rank One of Muzan's most powerful demons, the Twelve Kizuki.

Enmu instructs four passengers, all suffering from severe insomnia, to enter the Demon Slayers' dreams and destroy their spiritual cores to cripple them. In exchange, Enmu will grant them a peaceful sleep. During their sleep, the Demon Slayers have idealistic dreams; Tanjiro reunites with his deceased family, Kyojuro reminisces on his past with his younger brother Senjuro, and their alcoholic father Shinjuro. Zenitsu envisions a life with Nezuko, and Inosuke imagines himself as a leader. All of the passengers fail to destroy their spiritual cores. Tanjiro, thanks to Nezuko's outside help, realizes that he is dreaming, tearfully abandons his family and tries to wake up, succeeding after a vision of his father instructed him to kill himself in his dream.

At her brother's instructions, Nezuko uses her Blood Demon Art, Exploding Blood, to sever the intruders' connection to the others, awakening the passengers. Angered at being refused their own dreams, they attack Tanjiro, who knocks them all out except for his intruder, who had refused Enmu's orders to harm him despite his own suffering from tuberculosis. While Nezuko awakens the others, Tanjiro confronts Enmu on top of the train and decapitates him in the ensuing battle. However, Enmu reveals that he fused himself with the train, preparing to devour all of the passengers within.

With everyone now awake, Kyojuro instructs Inosuke and Tanjiro to look for Enmu's neck while he, Nezuko, and Zenitsu stay behind to protect the other passengers. Tanjiro and Inosuke find Enmu's neckbone in the locomotive but are caught off guard by its defenses, including a Blood Demon Art which constantly puts them to sleep. The conductor, also under the control of Enmu, ends up stabbing Tanjiro in his stomach during the chaos. Thanks to Inosuke's boar mask making him immune to Emnu's hypnosis, he exposes Enmu's neckbone, leaving it open for Tanjiro to slice through it, killing Enmu and derailing the train. As Tanjiro attempts to recover from his wound, Kyojuro arrives to help teach him how to stabilize it with his breathing techniques.

Suddenly, they are attacked by Upper Rank Three of the Twelve Kizuki, Akaza, who tries to persuade Kyojuro to turn into a demon and become immortal, after sensing his already immense power. Kyojuro vehemently refuses, after which he and Akaza commence a fight to the death, with Tanjiro and Inosuke unable to assist him. Despite his perseverance, Kyojuro is unable to match Akaza's regenerative abilities and becomes greatly weakened by several injuries. After Kyojuro attempts his most powerful move as a last resort, Akaza manages to fatally injure him by impaling his solar plexus. Kyojuro, with enough strength for a last-ditch effort, attempts to keep Akaza restrained long enough for the sun to kill him while also trying to sever his head, but Akaza breaks free, breaking Kyojuro's sword in the process, and escapes into the adjacent forest right before the break of dawn.

In a desperate attempt to stop him, an enraged Tanjiro throws his sword at Akaza, impaling the demon's chest. Akaza escapes nonetheless as Tanjiro breaks down, calling him a coward, and declaring Kyojuro the victor of their duel because he fulfilled his duty to keep everyone safe. In his last moment, Kyojuro tells Tanjiro to visit his family's estate in order to ascertain writings from the previous Flame Hashira, which may inform his quest to learn more about his Hinokami Kagura technique. He also encourages Tanjiro and his friends to continue on their paths to strength, telling them to never give up in protecting others, before succumbing to his injuries and reuniting with his mother in the afterlife. While Tanjiro and his friends mourn Kyojuro's death, the remaining Hashira receive the news, and Kagaya honors him for not letting a single passenger or comrade die in his presence, stating that he will be glad to reunite with him when he finally passes.

Voice cast

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See also: List of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba characters
Character Japanese English
Tanjiro Kamado (竈門 炭治郎, Kamado Tanjirō) Natsuki Hanae Zach Aguilar
Nezuko Kamado (竈門 禰豆子, Kamado Nezuko) Akari Kitō Abby Trott
Zenitsu Agatsuma (我妻 善逸, Agatsuma Zenitsu) Hiro Shimono Aleks Le
Inosuke Hashibira (嘴平 伊之助, Hashibira Inosuke) Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Bryce Papenbrook
Kyojuro Rengoku (煉獄 杏寿郎, Rengoku Kyōjurō) Satoshi Hino Mark Whitten
Enmu / Lower Rank 1 (魘夢, Enmu) Daisuke Hirakawa Landon McDonald
Akaza / Upper Rank 3 (猗窩座, Akaza) Akira Ishida Lucien Dodge
Ruka Rengoku (煉獄 瑠火, Rengoku Ruka) Megumi Toyoguchi Suzie Yeung[4]
Shinjuro Rengoku (煉獄 槇寿郎, Rengoku Shinjurō) Rikiya Koyama Imari Williams[5]
Senjurō Rengoku (煉獄 千寿郎, Rengoku Senjuro) Junya Enoki Cedric Williams[6]
Tanjuro Kamado (竈門 炭十郎, Kamado Tanjūrō) Shin-ichiro Miki Kirk Thornton
Kie Kamado (竈門 葵枝, Kamado Kie) Houko Kuwashima Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Takeo Kamado (竈門 竹雄, Kamado Takeo) Yō Taichi Michelle Ruff
Hanako Kamado (竈門 花子, Kamado Hanako) Konomi Kohara Ryan Bartley
Shigeru Kamado (竈門 茂, Kamado Shigeru) Kaede Hondo Jessica DiCicco
Rokuta Kamado (竈門 六太, Kamado Rokuta) Aoi Koga Philece Sampler
Shinobu Kocho (胡蝶 しのぶ, Kochō Shinobu) Saori Hayami Erika Harlacher
Gyomei Himejima (悲鳴嶼 行冥, Himejima Gyōmei) Tomokazu Sugita Crispin Freeman
Tengen Uzui (宇髄 天元, Uzui Tengen) Katsuyuki Konishi Ray Chase
Sanemi Shinazugawa (不死川 実弥, Shinazugawa Sanemi) Tomokazu Seki Kaiji Tang
Obanai Iguro (伊黒 小芭内, Iguro Obanai) Kenichi Suzumura Erik Scott Kimerer
Giyu Tomioka (富岡 義勇, Tomioka Giyū) Takahiro Sakurai Johnny Yong Bosch
Kagaya Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 耀哉, Ubuyashiki Kagaya) Toshiyuki Morikawa Matthew Mercer
Amane Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 天音, Ubuyashiki Amane) Rina Satō Suzie Yeung

Production

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Yūma Takahashi, the producer of the anime series, indicated a desire to continue production of the series with the Ufotable Production Team. The sequel project was greenlit following the success of the television series. A film was determined to be the best format for the "Mugen Train" arc due to the arc's shorter content and dramatic pacing.[7] The main cast was made aware of the film project midway through the first season of the television series.[8] The main production staff from the anime television series, as well as the cast, were carried over into the film's production. Haruo Sotozaki served as director, with Akira Matsushima and Manabu Kamino serving as animator and editor of the film, respectively. The film was announced on September 28, 2019, immediately following the airing of the anime series' season finale.[9]

Release

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Theatrical

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The film was released theatrically in Japan on October 16, 2020.[10] Because other major releases had been delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of available screens was higher than usual.[11] The film opened in 403 cinemas total, including all 38 IMAX cinemas within the country.[12] The film had a very staggered international release, being released from as early as October 30, 2020, in Taiwan,[13] to as late as August 13, 2021, in India.[14] The theatrical release in China was delayed when a controversy surrounding the film Monster Hunter led the Chinese censors to review some foreign films a second time.[15]

Home media

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The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on June 16, 2021;[16] it sold over 800,000 units in its first day and over 1 million units in three days.[17] In North America, the film was released digitally on June 22, 2021; pre-orders began on April 26, 2021.[18] On April 26, 2021, two months before its official release, the film was accidentally made available for purchase on the PlayStation Store for a few hours before being removed, resulting in leaked copies being distributed across the Internet.[19][20] Upon its video-on-demand (VOD) release in North America, the film debuted at number one on the Vudu, Google Play and YouTube charts.[21] A novel adaptation was released on October 16, 2020.[22]

Television series version

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The first part of the second season of the anime television series, subtitled Mugen Train Arc, is an extended and recompiled version of the film that ran for a total of seven episodes. The first episode of the part is an entirely new episode that focuses on what Kyojuro did immediately before the events of the film, while the remaining six episodes are recompiled cuts of the film with several slight edits performed on them to account for its episodic format. It was broadcast in Japan from October 10 to November 28, 2021,[23] while it was broadcast on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in the United States from November 12 to December 17, 2023.[24]

Reception

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Box office

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The worldwide box office total for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train is over $507 million from more than 41 million tickets sold,[1][25] making it the highest-grossing film of 2020 as well as the highest-grossing anime and Japanese film of all time.[26][27] It was the first time in the history of cinema that a non-Hollywood production topped the annual worldwide box office.[28][29] It also became the highest-grossing R-rated animated film of all time, surpassing Sausage Party.[30]

Prior to its release in Japan, the film set monthly sales records for advance tickets sold for two consecutive months in September and October 2020.[31] Upon release, it set several box office records including highest opening weekend gross (¥4.6 billion, $44 million)[32][33] and fastest to gross ¥10 billion (ten days),[34] ¥20 billion (24 days),[35] and ¥30 billion (59 days).[36] It also set the record for the highest-grossing IMAX release in Japan with $25 million, surpassing the $13 million record previously set by Bohemian Rhapsody in 2018.[37][38] The film became the first film to top the Japanese box office charts for ten consecutive weekends since the charts began publication in 2004,[39] and ultimately remained in the top 10 for 32 weeks,[40] the second-highest number of consecutive weeks in the Japanese charts behind Titanic's 40 weeks in the late 1990s.[41][42] It became the highest-grossing film of all time in Japan in 73 days at a gross of ¥32.48 billion, surpassing Spirited Away, which had held the record for 19 years.[43] After 220 days of release, it became the first film in the history of Japanese cinema to gross ¥40 billion.[44]

Outside of Japan, its highest gross in a single market was in the United States and Canada, where it was released on April 23, 2021, and grossed US$47.7 million to become the second-highest-grossing anime film of all time in the market, after Pokémon: The First Movie which grossed US$85.7 million.[45][46][47] Its North American opening weekend gross of $19.5 million set the record as the biggest opening for any foreign-language film released in North America. Also its second weekend topped the box office, which was the first anime film since Pokémon: The First Movie.[48][49] It became the highest-grossing animated film of all time in Taiwan by grossing NT$360 million (US$12.6 million) in 17 days after its release and went on to gross NT$634 million in total.[50][51] It also became the highest-grossing anime film in several other markets, including Singapore where it was released on November 12, 2020, and went on to gross S$2.42 million ($1.83 million),[52][53] Malaysia where it was released on March 5, 2021, and went on to gross more than RM4.3 million to surpass One Piece: Stampede's RM3.3 million,[54][55][56] Thailand where it surpassed the previous record held by Your Name during the first weekend and went on to gross ฿124 million,[57][58] and Russia where it grossed $1.7 million.[59] In Hong Kong, the film topped the box office for four consecutive weekends following its opening on November 12, 2020,[60] but its box office run came to a halt as all the cinemas in Hong Kong were shut down on December 2, 2020, amidst the outbreak of the fourth wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong;[61] cinemas did not reopen again until February 18, 2021.[62]

Kyushu Railway Company's collaborative special train "SL Kimetsu no Yaiba"
SL Kimetsu no Yaiba Destination Sign

The box-office success of the film was attributed to a confluence of different factors. Among these were being released during a period of relative calm in the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, which meant that theaters were open but competition from other films was low, and the protracted sequential release of the manga, anime and film which allowed anticipation to build up over time.[63]

Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 98% of 49 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Demon Slayer's visually stunning animation and masterful action set pieces serve a heartfelt plot that is sure to satisfy fans."[64] According to Metacritic, which assigned a weighted average score of 72 out of 100 based on 10 critics, the film received "generally favorable reviews".[65] American audiences surveyed by PostTrak gave it a 92% positive score, with 78% saying they would definitely recommend it.[66] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train was one of the Jury Recommended works at the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2022.[67]

Crunchyroll reviewer Daryl Harding gave the film a positive review, praising the combination of 2D and 3D animation techniques, the music, and the character writing.[68] IndieWire reviewer David Ehrlich, who gave the film a "C" on an A to F scale, likewise praised the film for its striking visuals, and for the characters of Kyōjurō Rengoku and Enmu, but said its R rating was excessive.[69] By contrast, Anime News Network reviewer Kim Morrissy and Variety reviewer Peter Debruge compared the animation quality unfavourably to that of the TV series.[70][71] Harding, Ehrlich, Morrissy and Debruge all noted that fully understanding and appreciating the film requires having watched the first season of the anime beforehand.

Accolades

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List of awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result
2020 45th Hochi Film Award[72] Best Animation Film[73] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train Won
33rd Nikkan Sports Film Award for Yūjirō Ishihara Award[74]
Best Director Haruo Sotozaki
Best Anime Film of the Year Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
26th AMD Award[75] Grand Prize
2021 44th Japan Academy Film Prize[76] Animation of the Year[77]
Outstanding Achievement in Music[78] Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
Topic Award[79] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
Fan Popularity Award[80]
74th Annual Mainichi Film Awards / Concours[81] Best Animation Film Nominated
25th Satellite Awards[82] Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
52nd Seiun Awards[83] Best Media
15th Asian Film Awards[84] 2020 Highest Grossing Asian Film Won
TAAF (Tokyo Anime Award Festival) Awards[85] Best Director Haruo Sotozaki
Best Animator Akira Matsushima
45th Elan d'or Awards[86] Special Achievement Awards Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
Newtype Anime Awards[87] Best Picture Award (Theatrical Work)
Character Award (Male Character) Kyojuro Rengoku
Character Award (Female Character) Nezuko Kamado
Theme Song Award "Homura"
Director Award Haruo Sotozaki
2022 6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards[88] Best Film Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
Best VA Performance (Castillian) Marcel Navarro as Tanjiro Kamado
Best VA Performance (Russian) Islam Gandzhaev as Tanjiro Kamado

Notes

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  1. ^ As depicted in the final episode of the first season of the anime series.

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