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Lionsgate Sets Jan 2027 Release for Corporate Thriller “Karoshi”

6/13/2026

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Lionsgate will release Karoshi in U.S. theaters on January 29, 2027.
Karoshi, written and directed by Takashi Doscher, follows an outsider exposing a corporate system after a worker’s death in Manhattan and stars Teo Yoo with Cynthia Erivo, Isabel May and Giancarlo Esposito.
Chad Stahelski’s 87Eleven Entertainment backs the film with Alex Young and Nathan Kahane as producers, while principal photography took place in Vancouver from June to August 2025 with Pawel Pogorzelski as cinematographer.

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Lionsgate will release Karoshi in U.S. theaters on January 29, 2027.
Karoshi, written and directed by Takashi Doscher, follows an outsider exposing a corporate system after a worker’s death in Manhattan and stars Teo Yoo with Cynthia Erivo, Isabel May and Giancarlo Esposito.
Chad Stahelski’s 87Eleven Entertainment backs the film with Alex Young and Nathan Kahane as producers, while principal photography took place in Vancouver from June to August 2025 with Pawel Pogorzelski as cinematographer.