The official website for the upcoming live-action film adaptation of The Ogre's Bride light novel series, created by Kureha (story) and Yu Shiroya (art), released a main trailer and visual today. The film is set to release in Japan on March 27, 2026 . The trailer features the film's theme song " Waltz for Lily," performed by King & Prince, a two-member idol unit featuring Ren Nagase, who also plays Reiya Kiryuin in the movie. The Ogre's Bride Live-Action Film Main Trailer Main poster visual "Waltz for Lily" is a song written specifically for the film and has been confirmed for CD release as King & Prince's 18th single on March 25, 2026. King & Prince artist photo Additionally, singer-songwriter Yuka's original song "Ray" was confirmed as the image song for the film. Yuka made her major debut in June 2022 under Universal J, and previously provided the ending theme "sugar" for My Tiny Senpai (2023), the opening theme "Rouge" for Metallic Rouge (2024), and the ending theme "Feel Like This" for BEASTARS FINAL SEASON (2024). Yuka artist photo Chihiro Ikeda, known for her directorial works for the live-action film adaptations of Insomniacs After School (2023) and KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE (2025), is attached to direct the Ogre's Bride live-action film. Actress Ai Yoshikawa plays the lead, Yuzu Shinonome, and male idol group King & Prince member Ren Nagase plays Reiya Kiryuin, a demon spirit who chooses Yuzu as his bride. Starts Publishing releases the original The Ogre's Bride light novel series beginning in 2020, with nine volumes released in Japan to date. The publisher also serializes a manga adaptation with artwork by Togashi in their noicomi publication since 2022. As previously reported , the novel's TV anime adaptation is scheduled to premiere in 2026. MangaPlaza releases an English-language version of the manga, and describes the story: A Japanese-style ayakashi Cinderella story! "You're the bride I've been searching for all this time." The ayakashi and humans coexist in harmony. The ayakashi, having superior abilities and beautiful appearances, sometimes find their partner among human women, making them their "bride". The bride, in exchange for bringing prosperity, receives absolute love from the ayakashi. Yuzu is constantly compared to her sister, a bride of a demon fox, and is resented by her family every day. One day, when Yuzu just couldn't take things anymore, a man appears before her on a bridge. This man is the most beautiful man Yuzu has ever seen… and he's calling her his wife?! "Just be quiet and let me hold you." The most powerful, "cold-hearted" ayakashi is pouring his heart out for Yuzu?! Source: The Ogre's Bride live-action film official website / X (formerly Twitter)
