Overview
Yuta Okkotsu enrolls in Tokyo Jujutsu High after being haunted by the powerful cursed spirit of his childhood friend Rika. He must learn to control an immense power to face a growing threat. Based on Gege Akutami's manga.
Released in 2021, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 was directed by Sunghoo Park and produced under the MAPPA banner. The film occupies a significant place within the Independent — telling a self-contained story outside of shared-continuity superhero franchises.
The film features lead performances from Megumi Ogata, Kana Hanazawa, Takahiro Sakurai, among others, anchoring a story that adapts characters first brought to life in Manga. Its source material gives the film a foundation rooted in decades of published storytelling, which Park and the creative team interpret through a cinematic lens.
With an audience rating of 8.1, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is generally praised as a strong entry in the superhero genre — its strengths in storytelling, performance, and production design regularly cited by viewers.
Principal Cast
Trivia & Facts
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 released in 2021, placing it within the 2020s era of comic book cinema — a decade that saw superhero films become the dominant force at the global box office.
Directed by Sunghoo Park, the film was produced by MAPPA and adapts source material from Manga.
The principal cast features Megumi Ogata and Kana Hanazawa, with key supporting roles played by Takahiro Sakurai, Yuichi Nakamura.
The film belongs to Independent — an independent / standalone production, not tied to a shared cinematic universe.
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 carries an audience rating of 8.1 — a strong critical benchmark that few comic book films have achieved.
The Manga source material for Jujutsu Kaisen 0 has been in continuous publication for decades, giving filmmakers a rich well of storylines, character arcs, and iconography to draw upon.
Modern superhero films like this one use a mix of practical effects and digital VFX, with entire sequences often shot against volume walls or LED stages pioneered by shows like The Mandalorian.
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is catalogued on Movies on Comics among our collection of 163 comic book films spanning 48 years of cinema — from Richard Donner's 1978 Superman to the present day.