The movie version of "Kimetsu no Yaiba" Infinite Train Edition, which became a record hit in Japan, was released in Korea on the 27th.
In South Korea, Japanese movies have been affected by the boycotts of Japanese products, but the movie theaters were visited by enthusiastic fans of cosplay.
Based on the popular manga, "Theatrical Version" Kimetsu no Yaiba "Infinite Train Edition" has box office revenue of 36.5 billion yen as of the 24th of this month, and is the number one movie screened in Japan.
Initially, it was scheduled to be released last year in South Korea, but it was postponed until the 27th due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
The work was so popular that it ranked first in the sales ranking of advance tickets in South Korea, and the movie theater in the downtown area of Seoul was visited by enthusiastic fans who cosplayed characters, and the movie goods were sold out.
A man in his twenties said, "I'm a fan, so I came on the first day of the show. I like the story, the action scenes, and the music I'm working on."
In July, the Japanese government tightened export control of semiconductor raw materials to South Korea, causing a boycotts of Japanese products, which also covered Japanese movies, and the screening was postponed and the number of customers was sluggish. However, some customers who visited the movie theater said, "The boycotts of Japanese products are important, but I wanted to enjoy culture as a culture," and "I like anime, so I didn't think about the boycotts of Japanese products." I did.