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Kokuho

Kokuho
★ 7.9/10•2025•2h 54m•NR•Drama

Nagasaki, 1964: Following the death of his Yakuza father, 15-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wings 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 – and one will become the greatest Japanese master of the art of Kabuki.

Sang-il Lee · Director

Satoko Okudera · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 54m
LanguageJA
Release DateJun 6, 2025
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue$134,421,151

Actors

Ryo Yoshizawa

Ryo Yoshizawa

Kikuo Tachibana

Ryusei Yokohama

Ryusei Yokohama

Shunsuke Ogaki

Mitsuki Takahata

Mitsuki Takahata

Harue Fukuda

Shinobu Terajima

Shinobu Terajima

Sachiko Ogaki

Soya Kurokawa

Soya Kurokawa

Kikuo (young)

Keitatsu Koshiyama

Keitatsu Koshiyama

Shunsuke (young)

Min Tanaka

Min Tanaka

Mangiku Onogawa

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Hanjiro Hanai

Nana Mori

Nana Mori

Akiko

Takahiro Miura

Takahiro Miura

Takeno

Ai Mikami

Ai Mikami

Fujikoma

Masatoshi Nagase

Gongoro Tachibana

Kyusaku Shimada

Kyusaku Shimada

Umeki

Emma Miyazawa

Emma Miyazawa

Matsu Tachibana

Kumi Takiuchi

Kumi Takiuchi

Ayano (adult)

Misa Wada

Misa Wada

Maid

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