Assassination Classroom: Graduation

Assassination Classroom: Graduation

Poster
Japanese 暗殺教室 卒業編
Hepburn Ansatsu Kyōshitsu: Sotsugyō-hen
Directed by Eiichirō Hasumi
Screenplay by Tatsuya Kanazawa
Based on Assassination Classroom 
by Yūsei Matsui
Distributed by Toho
Release dates
  • March 25, 2016 (2016-03-25)
Running time
118 minutes[1]
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Box office ¥2 billion[2]

Assassination Classroom: Graduation (暗殺教室 卒業編 Ansatsu Kyōshitsu: Sotsugyō-hen) is a 2016 Japanese school action comedy film directed by Eiichirō Hasumi and written by Tatsuya Kanazawa.[3][4] The film is a sequel to Assassination Classroom (2015),[4] with both films based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Yūsei Matsui.[5] It was released in Japan by Toho on March 25, 2016.

Cast

Production

The film was announced in April 2015.[5] The casting of Mirei Kiritani as Aguri Yukimura and Kazunari Ninomiya as the God of Death was announced in September 2015.[8] The casting of Hiroki Narimiya as Kōtarō Yanagisawa was announced in December 2015[6] and the casting of Tsuyoshi Abe as Red Eye was announced in January 2016.[7]

The theme song of the film is "Sayonara Sensation" by Sensa-tions.[9]

Release

The release date of the film was announced on December 2015 for March 25, 2016.[10] The film was released in Japan by Toho.[1]

Reception

The film was number-one on its opening weekend in Japan, with 544,641 admissions and ¥639 million in gross.[11] It was number-one again on its second weekend, with US$3.5 million in gross.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "暗殺教室 卒業編". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Schilling, Mark (April 4, 2016). "Japan Box Office: ‘Assassination Classroom’ Sequel Wins Second Weekend". Variety. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "暗殺教室~卒業編~(2016)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Schilling, Mark (March 28, 2016). "Japan Box Office: ‘Batman v Superman’ Beaten by ‘Assassination Classroom’ Sequel". Variety. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Assassination Classroom Gets 2nd Anime Season, Sequel Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. April 24, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "2nd Live-Action Assassination Classroom Film Casts Hiroki Narimiya as Yanagisawa". Anime News Network. December 17, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "2nd Live-Action Assassination Classroom Film Casts Tsuyoshi Abe as Red Eye (Updated)". Anime News Network. January 24, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  8. "2nd Live-Action Assassination Classroom Film Casts Aguri Yukimura, God of Death". Anime News Network. September 3, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  9. "Sensa-tions Performs 2nd Assassination Classroom Live-Action Film's Theme Song". Anime News Network. February 8, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  10. "2nd Live-Action Assassination Classroom Film Opens on March 25". Anime News Network. December 6, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  11. "2nd Live-Action Assassination Classroom Opens at #1 With 639 Million Yen". Anime News Network. March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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