Kappei

Kappei

118 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | March 18, 2022

In the 16th century, the French astrologer Nostradamus predicted that the world would end in July, 1999. According to him, cataclysms would transform the Earthinto a lawless place where evil would prevail. As the deadline approaches, little Kappei and several other children are isolated on a Japanese island to train in the mystical arts of Mukai Sappuken to save the planet. The problem is that Nostradamus has royally screwed up, so in the spring of 2022, their master sends them to live a “normal” life. Poor Kappei finds himself in Tokyo with shorts that are really too short, the attitude of a manga character, and the psychosocial baggage of a fossil. His quest for justice brings him his first friend, who introduces him to his first love. The apocalypse fighter has not been trained for this at all, and every emotion totally destabilizes him. However, he will have to adapt, as some of his less grounded comrades will soon force a confontation.

Kappei

118 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | March 18, 2022

Kappei
In the 16th century, the French astrologer Nostradamus predicted that the world would end in July, 1999. According to him, cataclysms would transform the Earthinto a lawless place where evil would prevail. As the deadline approaches, little Kappei and several other children are isolated on a Japanese island to train in the mystical arts of Mukai Sappuken to save the planet. The problem is that Nostradamus has royally screwed up, so in the spring of 2022, their master sends them to live a “normal” life. Poor Kappei finds himself in Tokyo with shorts that are really too short, the attitude of a manga character, and the psychosocial baggage of a fossil. His quest for justice brings him his first friend, who introduces him to his first love. The apocalypse fighter has not been trained for this at all, and every emotion totally destabilizes him. However, he will have to adapt, as some of his less grounded comrades will soon force a confontation.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title KAPPEI カッペイ
Directors Shinya Nagano, Takashi Hirano
Writers Yuichi Tokunaga

Cast

Hideaki Ito

as Kappei

Moka Kamishiraishi

as Haru Yamase

Daigo Nishihata

as Keita Iruma

Kōji Yamamoto

as Masayoshi

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

as Hideo

Yusuke Onuki

as Mamoru

Arata Furuta

as Shihan

Yuki Morinaga

as Teruo

Nana Asakawa

as Kumiko Arai

Yuki Kuri

as Toru Yagi