The live-action film series based on the historical epic manga Kingdom announced today that the fifth film in the series is scheduled to release in Japan in summer 2026, alongside the release of a "super teaser" visual. The visual features actor Kento Yamazaki in full costume and makeup as Xin , one of the protagonists of the series. Kingdom 5 "super teaser" visual RELATED: Kingdom Season 6 Anime Reveals Hi Shin Unit Cast Members Shueisha serializes the original Kingdom manga by Yasuhisa Hara in their Weekly Young Jump seinen manga magazine. The series began in January 2006 with 75 volumes published in Japan to date. VIZ Media will also publish an English language version of the series, scheduled to begin releasing in November 2025 . Shunsuke Sato directs the live-action Kingdom films with the first released in 2019, and sequels released in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Crunchyroll currently streams the Kingdom TV anime and describes the story: Xin and Piao are war-orphans in the kingdom of Qin. They dream of proving themselves on the battlefield until the day Piao is captured by a minister. The boy manages to escape and return to his village, but he is badly injured. Xin then meets a mysterious youth who bears an eerie resemblance to Piao—a boy who will one day become emperor! Source : Official Kingdom movie series account on X (formerly Twitter)
