We are pleased to announce that the feature film “SUZUKI=BAKUDAN”, featuring visual effects by our TREE VFX team, is scheduled for theatrical release on Friday, October 31, 2025.
Our team delivered the visual effects for this cinematic adaptation of the bestselling novel, which claimed the #1 spot on Japan’s top mystery rankings.
Unfolding in real time, the film delivers the ultimate entertainment experience—seamlessly weaving exquisite mystery with explosive action. It centers on an unpredictable mind game between the police and a suspect inside an interrogation room, running parallel to a desperate search for hidden bombs across Tokyo.
Additionally, the film has been selected for "Asian Cuts," the Asian cinema showcase section at the 38th Helsinki International Film Festival in Finland, where it is scheduled to hold its world premiere on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
Founded in 1988, the Helsinki International Film Festival takes place every September in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Operating under the tagline "Love & Anarchy," the festival aims to introduce creative and artistic films free from commercial interests. As Finland's largest film festival, it is widely cherished by both film fans and filmmakers alike.
<TREE VFX Staff Credit>
CG Producer: Shoji Takagi
Visual Effect Producer: Tatsuro Hayashi
CG Supervisor: Natsuki Ogino
VFX Technical Director: Koji Ogiso
VFX Artists: Takuto Noda, Ryo Shimizu, Michiko Kato, Yiqiao Zhang, Dabin Shin, Seiji Masamoto, Yukino Yamada, Ayano Omura, Ichinari Kudo, Junan Chen, Sako Hashimoto, Masaki Toyama
Compositors：Ryohei Kurogi, Sahara Ogata, Akinori Nishida, Yoshihiro Miura, Hiromichi Orihata
On-set Editor: Kosuke Oshikiri
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<Story>
The story begins when a mysterious middle-aged man is taken into police custody after a drunken assault, attacking a vending machine and a store clerk. Calling himself "Tagosaku Suzuki," he claims to possess a psychic intuition and warns of bombs planted throughout Tokyo. Beginning with a blast in Akihabara, he predicts three more explosions will occur—one every hour. As he evasively dodges the detectives' questions, he begins posing a series of cryptic "quizzes" about the bombs...Who is this man really? And what is the true nature of the planted "bombs"?
<Story Overview>
Title: SUZUKI=BAKUDAN
Release Date: Friday, October 31st, 2025
Original Story: Katsuhiro Go “Bakudan” (Kodansha)
Director: Akira Nagai
Film Distribution: Warner Bros. Pictures
Screenplay: Hiroyuki Yatsu, Masahiro Yamaura
Music: Yaffle
Theme Song: Hiroji Miyamoto “I AM HERO” (UNIVERSAL SIGMA)
Cast: Yuki Yamada, Sairi Ito, Shota Sometani
Ryota Bando, Kanichiro, Senosuke Kataoka, Seina Nakata
Masaya Kato, Bokuzo Masana, Yui Natsukawa
Atsuro Watabe, Jiro Sato
Production Company: AOI Pro.
Official Website: https://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/bakudan-movie/
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