Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
- The original script for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train was written over a decade before production finally began in 2020.
- Haruo Sotozaki originally wanted a completely different ending for the film, but test audiences preferred the one we see today.
- Before Natsuki Hanae was cast, several major A-list stars turned down the lead role because they felt the script was too risky.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train is a 2020 Japanese animated dark fantasy action film directed by Haruo Sotozaki, based on Koyoharu Gotouge's manga series. The film continues the television series' storyline, following demon slayer Tanjiro Kamado and his companions as they board the Mugen Train to investigate a series of disappearances and join forces with the Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku to battle a powerful demon who has been consuming passengers through their dreams. Mugen Train became a box office phenomenon of staggering proportions — it earned $504 million worldwide, with $404 million from Japan alone, making it the highest-grossing film in Japanese box office history, surpassing Spirited Away's record that had stood for 19 years.
The film's success demonstrated the enormous commercial potential of anime adaptations of popular manga series for theatrical release.
