{"rewrite":{"id":"r_966e3b6de6af4f738a67d7ff","clusterId":"c_d7dcc483d2dd285a12bc11ea","slug":"ryuji-ryuji-japan-premiere-set-for-october-7-with-cast-stage-greetings","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"RYUJI Ryuji Japan Premiere Set for October 7 With Cast Stage Greetings","summary":"The Japan premiere of the film RYUJI Ryuji, starring Yuuya Yagura, will be held on October 7 at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku. Scheduled to appear are Yagura, Rina Kawaei, Rihito Hagiwara, JUNON (BE:FIRST), Ken Miyake, Hideaki Ito, RYUKI (MAZZEL), and director Nobuo Mizuta. Eight scene stills were also released.","whyItMatters":"The premiere brings the cast and director to Kabukicho, the story's setting, for stage greetings tied to the film's October 30 release.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Japan premiere of RYUJI Ryuji will take place on October 7 at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku, with stage greetings after the 16:30 screening and before the 19:40 screening. Tickets cost 2,500 yen. Advance lottery reservations run from September 5 to September 17, with general sales from September 19 to October 6.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film is a new adaptation of Ryuji, reimagined 43 years after the original, which became legendary after lead actor and screenwriter Masatsugu Kaneko died eight days after its release. Set in Kabukicho from 1984 to 1990, it follows yakuza Ryuji, played by Yagura, as he tries to leave the underworld for his wife Mariko and newborn son.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight scene stills show Ryuji with his underlings Nao and Hiroshi, a tense encounter with senior Nitta, and quiet moments with Mariko.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"RYUJI Ryuji premiere lands Oct 7 at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku with Yagura, Kawaei, Hagiwara, JUNON, Miyake, Ito, RYUKI, and director Mizuta. Eight stills out. Film opens Oct 30.","twitterPost":"RYUJI Ryuji Japan premiere set for Oct 7 at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku. Cast and director on stage. Eight stills released. Film opens Oct 30.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Japan premiere of RYUJI Ryuji is set for October 7 at TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku, with the cast and director attending stage greetings. Eight scene stills were released, offering a look at Ryuji's life between family and the underworld.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156638\",\"title\":\"Yuuya Yagura-Starring 'RYUJI Ryuji' Japan Premiere to Be Held on October 7 with Lavish Cast on Stage\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4706,"outputTokens":640,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788408218,"createdAt":"2026-09-03T03:54:16.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-03T03:57:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-03T03:57:27.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d7dcc483d2dd285a12bc11ea","canonicalTitle":"柳楽優弥主演『RYUJI 竜二』豪華キャスト登壇のジャパンプレミア10月7日開催","representativeArticleId":"a_2ebf3d69ebce17bf9494bdd7","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"RYUJI 竜二\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"柳楽優弥\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-03T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-03T03:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-03T03:57:30.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156638","title":"柳楽優弥主演『RYUJI 竜二』豪華キャスト登壇のジャパンプレミア10月7日開催"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["RYUJI 竜二"],"studios":[],"people":["柳楽優弥"],"type":"event","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}