The story follows a group of the smartest kids at a seemingly perfect orphanage, who uncover its dark secret, and set in motion a dangerous and desperate escape plan.

It stars Minami Hamabe, Kairi Jo, Rihito Itagaki, Keiko Kitagawa, Naomi Watanabe, Tori Matsuzaka and Yoshiko Mita.

But one evening, after the departure of one of their siblings, Emma and Norman discover that the children of this orphanage are actually being raised as livestock for demons, with the consent of their "Mom".

He thought that the story is very interesting and was admired by the imaginative skill of the original author Kaiu Shirai, so he decided to make it into a live-action film.

[6] The film stars Minami Hamabe as Emma, Kairi Jo as Ray, Rihito Itagaki as Norman, Keiko Kitagawa as Isabella and Naomi Watanabe as Krone.

[7][8][9] Some settings have been changed from the original story, such as the maximum age at which orphans are "shipped" being raised from 12 to 16 and the appearance of Peter Ratri, played by Tori Matsuzaka.

During the work, sketches drawn by the original author when writing the manga were provided as additional materials, and a concept model was created.

[17] Japanese rock band Zutomayo performed the film's theme song "Tadashiku Narenai" (正しくなれない, "It Can't Be Right").

[29] The film was also praised by author Manabu Soma, giving it a 4/5 and praising its story and characters, saying " As a fan of the original work, I was worried about the age difference between the character settings and the actors, and the depiction of "demons", but the former was cleared by changing the settings, and the latter was overcome with CGI, and the story up to the escape from the house was skillfully summarized.

I think that it is largely due to the persuasive power of Minami Hamabe, who plays the main role, and the presence of Keiko Kitagawa, who should be called the back star".

Life gave the film a positive review and a 4 out of 5 stars, citing: "The Promised Neverland movie adaptation imitates its manga counterpart with great surgical precision; every twist and turn in the plot was followed religiously by director Yūichirō Hirakawa with very little creative deviation.

It is perhaps the most respectful homage one can pay to a series that has succeeded superbly in the manga/anime world, standing in stark contrast to other live-action movies like Bleach or Death Note that have flopped miserably".

[32] Cezary Strusiewicz of Crunchyroll wrote, "In Yūichirō Hirakawa’s The Promised Neverland, hopelessness and resignation are alluring and tempting, and it is heartbreaking watching such young characters seemingly give in to them.

[7] Si Jia of Geek Culture website gave it a 7.6 out of 10 rating, and called it "The Promised Neverland is a polished take on an anime live-action adaptation that delivers in the areas that matter".

[33] Jeanmarie Tan of The New Paper gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, and stated: "this dark fantasy wields a shocking premise that poses provocative questions and provides edge-of-seat twists and thrills".

[34] Manfred Selzer of Asian Movie Web gave it a 6 out of 8, and describes the film as "Director Yūichirō Hirakawa composes wonderful pictures for this fairytale-like drama-thriller, and the soundtrack is also outstanding.