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Kingdom S5E12 — The Small Hours Before a Showdown

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Kingdom•Season 5•Episode 12

The Small Hours Before a Showdown

8.9/10 · 429 votesMar 31, 202425 min

Ranked #7 of 13 in Season 5•−0.1 vs season avg

General Huan Yi shows that his cutthroat reputation is well deserved as he tightens the screws on Ji Hui and forces him to make an agonizing decision.

Directed byIppei Ichii

Written byNoboru Takagi

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Cast9

Masakazu Morita

Masakazu Morita

Li Xin (voice)

Jun Fukuyama

Jun Fukuyama

Ei Sei (voice)

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Karyou Ten (voice)

Yoko Hikasa

Yoko Hikasa

Kyoukai (voice)

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Li Mu (voice)

Yutaka Nakano

Yutaka Nakano

Chang Wen Jun (voice)

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Chang Pin Jun (voice)

Tessyo Genda

Tessyo Genda

Lü Buwei (voice)

Akio Kato

Akio Kato

Teng (voice)

Crew12

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Noboru Takagi

Writer

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Ippei Ichii

Director

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Hisashi Abe

Supervising Animation Director

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Mariko Aoki

Animation Director

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Kazuya Saito

Animation Director

I

Isao Saito

Animation Director

Kenichi Imaizumi

Kenichi Imaizumi

Storyboard Artist

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Yoshiaki Tsubata

Animation Director

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Hiroshi Konno

Animation Director

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Kenji Hattori

Animation Director

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Masato Nishikawa

Animation Director

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Sakura Shiba

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"The Small Hours Before a Showdown" is episode 12 of Kingdom season 5. It scored 8.9/10 from 429 votes, ranking #7 of 13 episodes this season (season average 9.0). Directed by Ippei Ichii and written by Noboru Takagi, it aired on March 31, 2024.

Next: E13 · Cai Ze's Honor Best of Season 5