Kokuho
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- Runtime
- 174 mins
Nagasaki, 1964 — Following the death of his yakuza father, 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.
Nagasaki, 1964 — Following the death of his yakuza father, 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.
Cast
- Ryo Yoshizawa
- Ryusei Yokohama
- Mitsuki Takahata
- Shinobu Terajima
- Soya Kurokawa
- Keitatsu Koshiyama
- Min Tanaka
- Ken Watanabe
- Nana Mori
- Takahiro Miura
- Ai Mikami
- Masatoshi Nagase
- Kyūsaku Shimada
- Miyazawa Emma
Director
- Lee Sang-il
Producers
Screenwriter
- Satoko Okudera
