The film will be released on July 20 in Japanese cinemas, with its address in the hands of Shinsuke Sato (Gantz, I Am a Hero). The story will cover the initial arc of the series, that of the substitute Shinigami, which spans from volumes 1 to 8 of the original manga.
The cast are:
- Sota Fukushi as Ichigo Kurosaki
- Hana Sugisaki as Rukia Kuchiki
- MIYAVI as Byakuya Kuchiki
- Ryo Yoshizawa as Uryu Ishida
- Taichi Saotome as Renji Abarai
- Masami Nagasawa as Masaki Kurosaki, mother of Ichigo
- Yosuke Eguchi as Isshin Kurosaki, father of Ichigo
- Seiichi Tanabe as Kisuke Urahara, who helps the Shinigami
- Erina Mano as Orihime Inoue, Ichigo's classmate
- Yu Koyanagi as Yasutora Sado, Ichigo's classmate
