A new live-action series, Golden Kamuy: Karafuto Pursuit Arc, streams on WOWOW from January 24 at 10:00 p.m. with Kenji Katagiri and Masaaki Yoshimura directing. The earlier live-action film, Abashiri Prison Raid, streams on Netflix from September 13, 2026.
The live-action Golden Kamuy line is organized around manga arcs, and the arc order is now explicit. The second film, Golden Kamuy: Abashiri Prison Raid, adapts the Abashiri Prison material and opened in Japanese theaters on March 13, 2026, distributed by Toho. Netflix announced a July 13 streaming date in June, then a September 13 date in late August and early September. The most recent of those stories states that a check of 14 services found no other platform offering the film for subscription streaming or rental, and no free option.
The arc sequence continues in January with Golden Kamuy: Karafuto Pursuit Arc, a new live-action series on WOWOW. Kenji Katagiri returns to direct, joined by new director Masaaki Yoshimura, with Tetsuo Kamata writing the script. Yutaka Yamada and Yoshiaki Dewa return as composers, Hiroshi Nakagawa and Debo Akibe return as Ainu language and cultural advisers, and CREDEUS produces again. The advisory roles carry over from the film side, so the production team's core technical staff stays in place as the adaptation moves toward the Karafuto pursuit material.
Separately, a Nijimen survey for Kenjiro Tsuda's birthday ranked Ogata Hyakunosuke first with 436 votes, up from fourth in 2025. Nanami Kento of Jujutsu Kaisen fell to second.
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WOWOW announced a new live-action Golden Kamuy series, Golden Kamuy: Karafuto Pursuit Arc, streaming from January 24 at 10:00 p.m. Kenji Katagiri returns to direct with new director Masaaki Yoshimura, and Tetsuo Kamata writes the script. Yutaka Yamada and Yoshiaki Dewa return as composers, Hiroshi Nakagawa and Debo Akibe return as Ainu language and cultural advisers, and CREDEUS produces again.
Netflix will begin streaming the live-action film Golden Kamuy: Abashiri Prison Raid on September 13, 2026, with no extra charge for subscribers. The film opened in Japanese theaters on March 13, 2026, distributed by Toho. A survey of 14 streaming services found no other platform offering it for subscription streaming or rental, and no free option.
The second live-action film in the Golden Kamuy adaptation, 'Golden Kamuy: Abashiri Prison Assault Arc,' will stream on Netflix from September 13. Kento Yamazaki returns as Sugimoto Saichi, with Anna Yamada as Asirpa. The film adapts the manga's biggest battle arc, set at Abashiri Prison.
Netflix will stream the second live-action Golden Kamuy film, subtitled The Abashiri Prison Raid, on July 13. The film opened in Japan in March at number three, earning 368 million yen in its first three days. Kento Yamazaki and Anna Yamada reprise their roles, with new cast members joining.
A Nijimen survey for Kenjiro Tsuda's birthday ranked his most popular characters. Ogata Hyakunosuke from Golden Kamuy took first place with 436 votes, moving up from fourth in 2025. Nanami Kento from Jujutsu Kaisen, last year's winner, fell to second. Overhaul from My Hero Academia entered the top 10 at eighth.