Principal photography is slated to kick off towards the end of 2024, allowing Karthi to fulfill his existing commitments before diving headfirst into this exciting project.

The film also stars Sunil, Vijay Milton, Vagai Chandrasekhar, Bava Chelladurai and others in pivotal roles.

They are among the many Japanese fans who have been fascinated by Rajinikanth’s charisma and style ever since his film Muthu (1995) became a blockbuster hit in Japan.

 Japan is slated to release on Diwali 2023, and is expected to be a grand entertainer for the fans.

The film is said to have Karthi playing a new dimension role in a new getup, for which he had undergone special training before shooting.

The film will also have cinematography by George C Williams, who has worked in Kaththi.

The music is composed by the legendary A. R. Rahman, who has collaborated with Sivakarthikeyan for the first time.

Now the next trouble has came in the form of leaked videos of film's pivotal scenes on social media.

However, Karthi will wrap up working on the film on 'Japan,' which is his 25th film and the first time he teams with acclaimed filmmaker Raju Murugan.

Karthi is currently enjoying his films' consecutive box-office successes. The actor recently celebrated the 25th day that his most recent movie, Sardar.