If you film Demon Slayer in cinema, you risk severe penalties – this was announced by the animation studio months ago. A young man was reportedly brave enough to film Infinity Castle right at the cinema release of the anime in Japan. This could now become costly for him.
What happened? The Otsuka police station of the Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 24-year-old Korean named Shin Jun-woo on July 30, 2025. The young man is a vocational student from the Adachi district in Tokyo and did something serious during his cinema visit.
He is accused of having filmed the movie Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle directly during its cinema release on July 18, 2025, in a cinema in Japan. The film will be released here on September 18, while it premiered in Japan 2 months earlier. It marks the beginning of the grand finale of Demon Slayer.
The police suspect that the young man recorded the overall 150-minute long film with his smartphone. However, he denies having filmed secretly.
However, during the investigation of the Korean, it was revealed that he might have committed more crimes.
Filmer has allegedly committed other crimes
What else did he do? The Korean reportedly purchased 200 anime Blu-rays worth 1.3 million yen using someone else’s credit card. This amounts to about 7,600 euros.
In addition, the police actually found the filmed movie of Demon Slayer on the young man’s smartphone. He is now accused of violating the law against illegal film recordings and copyright laws.
What does the young man face? The team of Demon Slayer announced that they will take strict action against criminals who film in cinemas.
The Korean now faces a prison sentence of up to 10 years and a fine of up to 10 million yen, not counting the credit card fraud. This would translate into a penalty of about 58,000 euros for him.
Demon Slayer is already a huge success in Japan. It is said to have grossed over 25.7 billion yen (150 million euros) within a month of its release. It remains to be seen how the film will perform in the rest of the world.
However, the success of the manga indicates that the movie will also be a hit in the rest of the world: A manga from the Gen Alpha era reaches the league of the greats, achieving something only Dragon Ball and One Piece have succeeded in
