{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5c4be3fdf84f6239e9219dd8","clusterId":"c_ea4526ecbcf1d9a3dd8b16a6","slug":"daigo-umehara-documentary-rebeast-opens-january-29-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Daigo Umehara Documentary ReBEAST Opens January 29, 2027","summary":"A documentary film following professional fighting game player Daigo Umehara will open nationwide in Japan on January 29, 2027, at Theater Shinjuku and other theaters. The film is titled \"ReBEAST: Umehara, a Life Bet on 1/60th of a Second,\" and a teaser visual and teaser trailer have been released. It follows one year in which Umehara, after joining the professional esports team REJECT, takes on new challenges in a new environment. Cinema Today describes the project as the first solo feature-length documentary to closely follow Umehara's present-day life, noting his recognition as Japan's first professional fighting gamer. The announcement was published on September 29, 2026. FourGamer.net and Cinema Today both reported the January 29, 2027 release date and the release of teaser materials.","whyItMatters":"Umehara has been a fixture of fighting game coverage for years, but this is a feature-length documentary built around a single year with REJECT, not a retrospective highlight reel.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe announcement arrived on September 29, 2026, with the release set for January 29, 2027. Theater Shinjuku is named as the primary venue, with other theaters to follow for the nationwide rollout.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film\u0026#39;s Japanese subtitle translates roughly to \u0026#34;Umehara, a life bet on 1/60th of a second,\u0026#34; a reference to the frame window that fighting games are built around. The production tracks Umehara through the period after he joined REJECT, the professional esports team, and the new challenges that came with the move.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCinema Today frames the project as the first solo feature-length documentary to follow Umehara in the present day, and notes his standing as Japan\u0026#39;s first professional fighting gamer. A teaser visual and teaser trailer are both out.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"ReBEAST is Cinema Today's first solo feature-length documentary to follow Umehara's present-day life, built around the year he joined REJECT. The 1/60th framing ties the film to the input-lag unit, not to a win count.","twitterPost":"ReBEAST follows Umehara through the year he joined REJECT, and the title frames his career in 1/60th-of-a-second increments rather than match results.","threadsPost":"ReBEAST follows Umehara through the year he joined REJECT, and the title frames his career in 1/60th-of-a-second increments rather than match results. The REJECT move is what gives the film its present-tense structure instead of another retrospective.","newsletterBlurb":"A documentary on Daigo Umehara is set for a January 29, 2027 release in Japan, tracking one year after he joined REJECT. 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