Kokuho

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 theater. 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.

Regisseur
Sang-Il Lee
Actors
Ryô Yoshizawa, Ryûsei Yokohama, Ken Watanabe
Subtitle
English
Year
2025
Length
174 minutes
Genre
Spielfilm
Production
Chieko Murata, Shinzo Matsuhashi
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan

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