Launch › Release window · 28 Mar 2026 · T−4
World premiere in Kyoto, Nintendo's home city
The film premiered in Kyoto, Japan, with Chris Pratt, Jack Black, Donald Glover and Anya Taylor-Joy among the cast. Fans could win seats through a lottery in the Nintendo Today! app, which also offered later preview screenings in Tokyo and Osaka.
Why it matters
The premiere was held in the market that opened last, nearly four weeks before its local release.
AnalysisVenue and attendance from EFE; the app lottery from a fan site; Larson's own vlog shows her at the Kyoto premiere.
Details
- Date
- 28 Mar 2026 · T−4
- Phase
- Launch › Release window
- Category
- Premiere & junket
- Markets
- Japan, Global
- Led by
- Studio-led
- Partners
- Brie Larson, Donald Glover
- Channels
- Live event, Press
- Mechanics
- Talent as distribution
Sources 3
- Preestreno mundial de Super Mario Galaxy en Kioto, JapónAgencia EFE (La Estrella de Panamá) · 29 Mar 2026 · laestrella.com.pa · SecondaryVerifies: World premiere in Kyoto with Pratt, Black, Glover and Taylor-Joy
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct #3: final trailer and all the announcementsPerfectly Nintendo · 10 Mar 2026 · perfectly-nintendo.com · SecondaryVerifies: Japanese Direct announced app-lottery preview screenings in Kyoto, Tokyo and Osaka; app check-in steps
- Let's go to Japan! – Super Mario Galaxy Movie Premiere – Brie LarsonBrie Larson (YouTube) · 12 May 2026 · youtube.com · PrimaryVerifies: Larson's own vlog from the Japan premiere in Kyoto
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