A live-action film adaptation of the Sakamoto Days manga is set to begin screening in Japan during 2026’s Golden Week holiday period. A visual provides a peek at the titular Sakamoto. Yuto Suzuki‘s Sakamoto Days manga began in 2020 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump and has 23 volumes as of August 2025. An anime adaptation premiered with its first cour in January 2025. Cour 2 begin airing during the Summer 2025 anime season and is streamed on Netflix.
Synopsis:
Time has passed peacefully for Sakamoto since he left the underworld. He’s running a neighborhood store with his lovely wife and child and has gotten a bit out of shape. But one day a figure from his past pays him a visit with an offer he can’t refuse: return to the assassin world or die!
