The previously announced sequel to the Golden Kamuy live-action film adaptation, which will continue the story from the nine-episode Golden Kamuy: The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido series that released in October 2024, announced a March 13, 2026 premiere date for Japanese theaters in a brand-new trailer and poster today. Kento Yamazaki and Anna Yamada star as Sugimoto and Asirpa, respectively, alongside fellow confirmed cast members Gordon Maeda, Asuka Kudo, Shuntaro Yanagi, Akihisa Shiono, Yuma Yamoto, Ryohei Otani, Maryjun Takahashi, Yuki Sakurai, Katsuya, Taishi Nakagawa, Kazuki Kitamura, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Katsumi Kiba, Arata Iura, Hiroshi Tamaki and Hiroshi Tachi. Kenji Katagiri, who helmed the Golden Kamuy: The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido series, takes over as film director from Shigeaki Kubo at production studio CREDEUS. Tsutomu Kuroiwa returns as screenwriter and Yutaka Yamada returns as music composer. Golden Kamuy: Abashiri Prison Arc Live-Action Film Trailer Golden Kamuy: Abashiri Prison Arc Live-Action Film Poster RELATED: Golden Kamuy Sapporo Beer Factory Arc Anime Unveils Full Trailer The pursuit of treasure has never been more fruitful for fans of Golden Kamuy , as a two-part theatrical animation adapting the Sapporo Beer Factory arc is also slated for October 10 and 31 and a final anime season is scheduled to begin airing in January 2026. Crunchyroll currently streams the anime's first four seasons and a selection of specials , describing the overall story like so: The story takes place in the mighty Northern field of Hokkaido, the time is in the turbulent late Meiji Era. A post war soldier Sugimoto, aka, “Immortal Sugimoto” was in need of large sums of money for a particular purpose…. What awaited Sugimoto, who stepped into Hokkaido’s Gold Rush with dreams of making a fortune, was a tattoo map leading to a hidden treasure based on hints inscribed on the bodies of convicts in Abashiri Prison?! The magnificent nature of Hokkaido vs vicious convicts and the meeting with a pure Ainu girl, Ashiripa!! A survival battle for a hidden treasure hunt begins! Source: Comic Natalie
