All You Need Is Kill (film)

All You Need Is Kill
U.S. theatrical release poster
Directed byKenichiro Akimoto
Screenplay byYūichirō Kido
Based onAll You Need Is Kill
by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Produced byEiko Tanaka
Starring
Music byYasuhiro Maeda
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • June 9, 2025 (2025-06-09) (2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival)
  • January 9, 2026 (2026-01-09) (Japan)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box officeUS$740,956

All You Need Is Kill is a 2025 Japanese animated action science fiction film based on the 2004 novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. Produced by Warner Bros. Japan and animated by Studio 4°C, it is directed by Kenichiro Akimoto in his feature directorial debut. It is the second film adaptation of the novel, following the American live-action production Edge of Tomorrow.

The film premiered on June 9, 2025, during the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and opened in Japanese theaters on January 9, 2026. It was released in North American theaters by GKIDS on January 16, 2026.