BURN

BURN (2026)

炎上

Want to know why I set fire to Kabuki-cho?

When runaway teen Ju-Ju is embraced by a tribe of misfit youths in Kabukicho, she finds belonging for the first time — until betrayal and despair twist her haven into a prison, and she's left with one way to take back control.

Date of release
2026-04-10
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama
Director
Makoto Nagahisa

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Kabukichō and Cinecity Square

Burn is a 2026 Japanese coming-of-age teen drama film. It is written and directed by Makoto Nagahisa from an original screenplay. It stars Nana Mori in her first solo leading role.

Production

The writer/director Nagahisa conducted interviews of actual Toyoko kids and used the results in creating the characters in the film. Once she was cast as the main character, Nana Mori moved to Kabukicho and attempted to live a lifestyle close to that of the Toyoko kids, even eating a similar diet.

The film was shot in the same location of many of the narrative locations, such as Toyoko Square and in nearby business hotels, host clubs and karaoke boxes. There were problems with sound spillage from nearby that required much re-recording.

Although some scenes appeared to be shot with hidden cameras, there was no such subterfuge as Nagahisa has stated that they did nothing illegal, and that "All the people you see on screen are actually skilled extras."

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