Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (film)
A prequel film expanding the Jujutsu Kaisen story.
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Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is a 2021 Japanese animated dark fantasy film based on the 2017 manga of the same name, which serves as a prologue to the Jujutsu Kaisen manga series by Gege Akutami. Directed by Sunghoo Park and written by Hiroshi Seko, the film follows Yuta Okkotsu, a young student who becomes a sorcerer and seeks to control the Cursed Spirit of his childhood friend Rika Orimoto at Jujutsu High. Originally intended as an arc of the television series, studio MAPPA changed the format during discussion, expanding the narrative with new scenes focused on Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto.
Quick Facts
- Released
- December 24, 2021 (Japan)
- Director
- Sunghoo Park
- Screenplay
- Hiroshi Seko
- Studio
- MAPPA
- Distributor
- Toho
- Based on
- Manga by Gege Akutami
- Box office
- Highest-grossing film at the Japanese box office in 2021
Facts from the source article.
Background
The plot follows Yuta Okkotsu, a bullied high school student whose bullies are killed by a Cursed Spirit that clings to him—the spirit of his childhood friend Rika, who died in a freak accident. Teacher Satoru Gojo recruits Yuta to Tokyo Jujutsu Technical High, where he meets fellow students Maki Zen'in, Toge Inumaki, and Panda. During a mission, Yuta is attacked by a high-level Curse sent by Suguru Geto, a former student of Gojo who defected and killed over a hundred innocent people. Geto declares war to release a thousand Curses upon the city, but his real goal is to distract Gojo and kill Yuta to add Rika to his collection. Yuta, enraged at seeing his friends hurt, promises himself as a sacrifice to Rika, strengthening their bond and severely wounding Geto, who is later executed by Gojo. Yuta breaks the curse, and Rika passes on peacefully.
Did You Know?
- The post-credits scene, in which Miguel eats lunch with Yuta in Kenya and Gojo joins them, is an original scene not present in the manga.
- King Gnu performed the two theme songs for the film.
Elsewhere in Jujutsu Kaisen
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