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Kokuho

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Nagasaki, 1964 -- After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, 14-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous Kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor's only son, he decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. For decades, the two young men grow and evolve together--from acting school to the grandest stages--amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals.... One of them will become the greatest Japanese master of the art of Kabuki.

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Mark Schilling Japan Times The film’s story, scripted by Satoko Okudera, may turn shouty and even violent at times, but transforms Yoshida’s doorstop of a novel into a tightly focused, if episodic, narrative. Rated: 4/5 Jun 25, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Sang-il Lee

Director

Ryô Yoshizawa

Kikuo

Ryûsei Yokohama

Shunsuke

Soya Kurokawa

Young Kikuo

Keitatsu Koshiyama

Young Shunsuke

Mitsuki Takahata

Harue
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Synopsis Nagasaki, 1964 -- After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, 14-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous Kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor's only son, he decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. For decades, the two young men grow and evolve together--from acting school to the grandest stages--amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals.... One of them will become the greatest Japanese master of the art of Kabuki.
Director
Sang-il Lee
Producer
Chieko Murata, Shinzô Matsuhashi
Screenwriter
Satoko Okudera
Production Co
Aniplex
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
2h 54m