Sekiro: No Defeat Trailer Debuts at Annecy Festival

Overview

• A new trailer for the feature‑length anime Sekiro: No Defeat premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and highlights key boss encounters from the original game.
• Director Kenichi Kutsuna told press that influences include Mamoru Oshii’s Patlabor 2 and Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke to shape the film’s visual and tonal contrast.
• Crunchyroll confirmed a theatrical run in Japan starting Sept. 4 for three weeks and holds streaming rights with a global stream date still unannounced.
• The production is by studio Qzil.la with Kenichi Kutsuna directing, Shunsuke Fukui as assistant director, Takahiro Kishida as character designer, and Shuta Hasunuma composing.
• The team says the film will try to recreate the feel of playing Sekiro by staging difficult fights and sound cues that signal player‑style defenses while trimming content to fit a feature runtime.