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Orelsan’s Fantasy Film ‘Yoroï’ Opens, Turning Fame Anxieties Into Yokai

The feature serves as a cathartic self-portrait that funnels a handful of new songs into an album arriving on 7 November.

Overview

  • Orelsan stars in director David Tomaszewski’s Yoroï, released on 29 October with a runtime of about 1 hour 50 minutes.
  • The story follows Aurélien Cotentin relocating to Japan, where a binding ancestral armor unleashes yokai that mirror his burnout and public pressures.
  • Early reviews describe an entertaining, self-focused genre piece that embraces fan service and familiar tropes without aiming for high art.
  • The project extends a 15-year artist–director partnership, with Orelsan reportedly training for combat scenes over eight years.
  • Only four songs appear in the film, and they will feature on La Fuite en avant, Orelsan’s fifth album set for 7 November.