The film is based on Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Tokyo Toritsu Jujutsu Kōtō Senmon Gakkō (Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School) manga prequel story, with MAPPA animating again and TOHO distributing.
The 24th and final episode of the Jujutsu Kaisen television anime ended on March 26 with an announcement that a film will open this winter.
The Jujutsu Kaisen television anime premiered in October 2020.
Toho Animation began streaming on Friday a new trailer for the Gekijō-ban Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (Jujutsu Kaisen 0 the Movie) film, and the video reveals and previews the theme song “Itto” (The Only Way) by King Gnu.