Trailer: ‘Hot Spring Shark 2: Kyushu Showdown’

‘Hot Spring Shark 2: Kyushu Showdown’ (温泉シャーク2 九州大決戦) is a 2026 Japanese action horror comedy written and directed by Morihito Inoue.

A sequel to the 2024 cult shark movie ‘Hot Spring Shark’, the film moves the action to Kyushu, where a legendary creature once again threatens a hot spring community. The cast includes Ruka Shibata, Kiyohiko Kaneko, Masaki Naito, and Hiroshi Katsuno.

Synopsis: The town of Yuguni has long preserved the legend of Sametaro, a fearsome shark defeated by a local hero many years ago. With tourism already suffering in the aftermath of the hot spring shark attacks in Atsumi, aspiring musician and high school student Tenma Hayami accidentally destroys a treasured statue of Sametaro. When tourists subsequently begin disappearing, Tenma finds herself caught up in a new threat that could engulf not only her hometown but the whole of Kyushu. [© Far East Films]

‘Hot Spring Shark 2: Kyushu Showdown’ is scheduled for release in Japan on September 4, 2026.