Jujutsu Kaisen 0 2021

Love is a twisted curse.

8.202 / 10   1248 vote(s)
PG-13
Animation Action Fantasy

Yuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no ordinary curse, his plight is noticed by Satoru Gojo, a teacher at Jujutsu High, a school where fledgling exorcists learn how to combat curses. Gojo convinces Yuta to enroll, but can he learn enough in time to confront the curse that haunts him?

Release Date 2021-12-24
Runtime 1h 45m
Directors Junichi Higashi, Riki Matsuura, Akiko Fujita, Takayuki Sano, Hironori Tanaka, Reina Igawa, Yosuke Takada, Yosuke Takada, Satoshi Hattori, Takahito Katayama, Terumi Nishii, Miyuki Ooshiro, Hiroya Iijima, Sayaka Koiso, Sunghoo Park, Sunghoo Park, Yui Umemoto, Yui Umemoto, Rie Nishino, Takako Shimizu, Masataka Akai, Masataka Akai, Chie Nishizawa, Teppei Ito, Minami Seki, Shinya Ito, Yumi Kobayashi, Kentaro Kimura, Anri Yamazaki, Shinya Kitamura, Tomomi Noda, Yoko Uchida, Yosuke Yajima, Chika Toda
Producers Hiroo Maruyama, Makoto Kimura, Toshihiro Maeda, Keiji Ota, Akifumi Fujio, Toru Kubo, Yoshiki Kobayashi, Hiroaki Matsutani, Yuriha Murai, Manabu Otsuka, Masaya Saito, Kazutaka Yamanaka, Yoshihisa Heishi, Eiken Kuwata, Atsushi Takahashi, Keisuke Seshimo, Makoto Oyoshi, Hiroyasu Matsuoka, Takayuki Oshima, Ryota Ikeda, Tatsuya Omori, Tatsuro Hayashi, Hiroaki Yamazaki
Writers Hiroshi Seko, Gege Akutami, Chica

The young Okkotsu has problem. When he is upset or annoyed, an huge demon manifests itself to exact revenge on whatever is hacking him off. He thinks the best solution is just to live in solitude, but a teacher at the eponymous High School thinks training is the answer. Together with three other students, he gradually begins to understand his powers and to a certain extent, control them. Snag in all this is that a former student at the academy has a grudge, is bent on revenge and is prepared to unleash demons galore against the young quartet and their mentor to ensure the destruction of the school and - of course- world domination. The story here is strong, the characterisations (especially the spellcaster Inumaki who must speak in noodle ingredients for fear that any other words could cause disaster) likewise, with active animations (great emphasis on the facial expressions) that build well to a fitting denouement. Unlike with so many iterations of this style of story, the combat scenes - though destructive - are not endlessly repetitive. There is tragedy and redemption, as we gradually begin to realise just what (whom) his menacing demon is. Didn't know anything much about this franchise, but I did enjoy this film.

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